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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)This is a list of the items that were returned: gold basins 30 silver basins 1,000 silver incense burners 29

Context of Ezra 1:9

7Moreover, King Cyrus brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his god. 8Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. This was the inventory: gold dishes 30 silver dishes 1,000 silver pans 29 10gold bowls 30 matching silver bowls 410 other articles 1,000 11In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and of silver. Sheshbazzar brought all these along with the exiles when they came 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 plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;
• 1 Kings 7:50the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and censers; and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room, the Most Holy Place, and also for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
• 2 Chronicles 4:8He made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold sprinkling bowls.
• 2 Chronicles 24:14When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the Lord’s temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord.
• Matthew 14:8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
• Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.

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