Ezra 1:9

Ezra 1:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
• New International Version (NIV)This was the inventory: gold dishes 30 silver dishes 1,000 silver pans 29
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this was the number of them: 30 basins of gold, 1,000 basins of silver, 29 censers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is the number of them: thirty gold platters, one thousand silver platters, twenty-nine knives,

Context of Ezra 1:9

7Then King Cyrus brought out the vessels of the Lord’s temple which Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and had displayed in the temple of his gods. 8King Cyrus of Persia entrusted them to Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the leader of the Judahite exiles. The inventory of these items was as follows: 30 gold basins, 1,000 silver basins, 29 silver utensils, 1030 gold bowls, 410 other silver bowls, and 1,000 other vessels. 11All these gold and silver vessels totaled 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought them all along when the captives were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

Ezra 1:9 word by word

וְאֵ֖לֶּה מִסְפָּרָ֑ם אֲגַרְטְלֵ֨י זָהָ֜ב שְׁלֹשִׁ֗ים אֲגַרְטְלֵי־כֶ֙סֶף֙ אָ֔לֶף מַחֲלָפִ֖ים תִּשְׁעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• of them: thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• chargersאֲגַרְטָל'ăgarţâl · basinH105
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• nineתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• knivesמַחֲלָףmachălâph · knifeH4252

Cross-references for Ezra 1:9

• Numbers 7:13His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;
• 1 Kings 7:50the pure gold bowls, trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
• 2 Chronicles 4:8He made ten tables and set them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left. He also made one hundred gold bowls.
• 2 Chronicles 24:14When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the Lord’s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada’s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the Lord’s temple.
• Matthew 14:8Instructed by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”
• Matthew 10:29Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

Commentaries on Ezra 1:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Chargers - The word in the original thus translated occurs only in this passage. Its meaning is doubtful. Some derive it from a Hebrew root, “to hollow out,” and translate “cup” or “vessel.” Knives - This is another doubtful word, only used here. The etymology points to some employment of basket-work.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The same God that raised up the spirit of Cyrus to proclaim liberty to the Jews, raised up their spirits to take the benefit. The temptation was to some to stay in Babylon; but some feared not to return, and they were those whose spirits God raised, by his Spirit and grace. Whatever good we do, is owing to the grace of God. Our spirits naturally bow down to this earth and the things of it; if they move upward in any good affections or good…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-115,400 gold and silver articles: The numbers listed only total 2,499 items. A similar account in the apocryphal book 1 Esdras 2:13–15 lists 5,469 items, while a list by the Jewish historian Josephus in Antiquities 11.15 lists 5,220 objects. Ezra’s shorter list shows the types of items included but does not list every item. Keeping track of consecrated utensils helped prevent confusion with pagan utensils used for worshiping other gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117. Cyrus ... brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord--Though it is said (2Ki 24:13) that these were cut in pieces, that would not be done to the large and magnificent vases; and, if they had been divided, the parts could be reunited. But it may be doubted whether the Hebrew word rendered cut in pieces, does not signify merely cut off, that is, from further use in the temple.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 1:9

• Church and State
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Knife
• Liberality
• Temple
• Zerubbabel

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Captivity
• Charger
• Jerusalem
• Knife
• Raise
• Temple, the Second
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Platter
• Temple

Commentaries on Ezra 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings