Ezra 1:11

All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
vessels	כֵּלִים֙ ke.Lim	H3627	something prepared · noun, common masculine plural absolute
gold	לַזָּהָ֣ב la.za.Hav	H2091	gold · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
silver	וְלַכֶּ֔סֶף ve.la.Ke.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
five	חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת cha.Me.shet	H2568	five · cardinal number, both genders singular construct
thousand	אֲלָפִ֖ים 'a.la.Fim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders plural absolute
four	וְאַרְבַּ֣ע ve.'ar.Ba'	H702	four · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
hundred	מֵא֑וֹת me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · cardinal number, feminine plural absolute
Sheshbazzar	שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗ר she.she.ba.Tzar	H8339	Sheshbatstsar · proper noun, a man's name
up	הֶעֱלָ֣ה he.'e.Lah	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
captivity	הַגּוֹלָ֔ה ha.go.Lah	H1473	exile · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
up	הֵעָל֣וֹת he.'a.Lot	H5927	to ascend · verb, niphal infinitive construct
Babylon	מִבָּבֶ֖ל mi.ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Jerusalem	לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם li.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Matthew 1:11-12 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
Romans 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
2 Timothy 2:19-21 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the n…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 1:5–end

We are here told, I. How Cyrus's proclamation succeeded with others. 1. He having given leave to the Jews to go up to Jerusalem, many of them went up accordingly, Ezr 1:5. The leaders herein were the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, eminent and experienced men, from whom it might justly be expected that, as they were above their brethren in dignity, so they should go before them in duty. The priests and Levites were (as became them) with the first that set their faces again towards Zion. If any good work is to be done, let ministers lead in it. Those that accompanied them were such as God had inclined to go up. The same God that had raised up the spirit of Cyrus to proclaim this l…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 1:11

All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred--The vessels here specified amount only to the number of 2499. Hence it is probable that the larger vases only are mentioned, while the inventory of the whole, including great and small, came to the gross sum stated in the text. them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem--All the Jewish exiles did not embrace the privilege which the Persian king granted them. The great proportion, born in Babylon, preferred continuing in their comfortable homes to undertaking a distant, expensive, and hazardous journey to a desolate land. Nor did the returning exiles all go at once. The first band went wit…

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Adam Clarke on Ezra 1:11

All the vessels - were five thousand and four hundred - This place is without doubt corrupted; here it is said the sum of all the vessels, of every quality and kind, was five thousand four hundred; but the enumeration of the articles, as given in Ezr 1:9, Ezr 1:10, gives the sum of two thousand four hundred and ninety-nine only. But we can correct this account from 1 Esdras 2:13, 14. I shall set both accounts down, that they may be compared together. Ezr 1:9, Ezr 1:11 1 Esdras 2:13, 14 Golden chargers 30 Golden cups 1000 Silver chargers 1000 Silver cups 1000 Knives 29 Silver censers 29 Golden basons 30 Golden vials 30 Silver basons, second sort 410 Silver vials 2410 Other vessels 1000 Other…

The Church Fathers

Sasabasar took everything, etc. Because surely none of those who are predestined to life can perish forever; but all who belong to the Lord, although they may seem to be led into Babylon, that is, the confusion of sins, for a time, are brought back by divine provision through association with the just also by whichever means to the peace of the Church. Moreover, the vessels which the army of the Chaldeans is said to have captured from Jerusalem and smashed, and the broken ones taken to Babylon, express the type of those who are so captured by the victorious devil, that before they can be saved by repenting, they are taken away from human affairs to be seized for eternal punishment.
— Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

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Dictionary and topics

Babylon — The Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning “The Gate of God.” In the Assyrian tablets it means “The city of the dispersion of the tribes.” The monumental list of its kings reaches back to…
Captivity — (1.) Of Israel. The kingdom of the ten tribes was successively invaded by several Assyrian kings. Pul (q.v.) imposed a tribute on Menahem of a thousand talents of silver (2 Kings 15:19, 20; 1 Chr.…
Sheshbazzar — O sun-god, defend the lord! (Ezra 1:8, 11), probably another name for Zerubbabel (q.v.), Ezra 2:2; Hag. 1:12, 14; Zech. 4:6, 10.
Temple, Solomon’s — Before his death David had “with all his might” provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the…
Temple, the Second — After the return from captivity, under Zerubbabel (q.v.) and the high priest Jeshua, arrangements were almost immediately made to reorganize the long-desolated kingdom. The body of pilgrims, forming…
Zerubbabel — The seed of Babylon, the son of Salathiel or Shealtiel (Hag. 1:1; Zorobabel, Matt. 1:12); called also the son of Pedaiah (1 Chr. 3:17-19), i.e., according to a frequent usage of the word “son;” the…
Sheshbazzar · A name given, apparently, to Zerubbabel — A name given, apparently, to Zerubbabel
Temple, The Second · Cyrus: Gave the vessels of the first temple for — Cyrus: Gave the vessels of the first temple for
Zerubbabel · Leads the Emancipated Jews back from Babylon — Leads the Emancipated Jews back from Babylon

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezra 1:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 1:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 1:11

Adam Clarke on Ezra 1:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 1:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 1:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 1:11

Adam Clarke on Ezra 1:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Ezra 1:11

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 1:11–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 1:9-11

Rashi on Ezra 1:11