1 The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple
5 The people provide for their return
7 Cyrus restores the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar

Now in the 2Ch 36:22,23

Cyrus (Cyrus is said to have been the son of Cambyses, king of Persia, and Mandane, daughter of Astyages, king of Media: he was born about 600 years before Christ, and died at the age of 70, after a reign of 30 years. He was mentioned by name, and his conquests foretold, by the prophet Isaiah, about a century before his birth. Josephus states the partiality he evinced towards the Jews, arose from the circumstance of these prophecies being shown him, probably by Daniel.)

by the mouth Jer 25:12-14 29:10 33:7-13

the Lord 5:13-15 6:22 7:27 Ps 106:46 Pr 21:1 Da 2:1

made a proclamation. Heb. caused a voice to pass Mt 3:1-3 Joh 1:23

2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Lord God 1Ki 8:27 2Ch 2:12 Isa 66:1 Jer 10:11 Da 2:21,28 5:23

hath given Jer 27:6,7 Da 2:37,38 4:25,32 5:19-21

all the kingdoms (According to the testimony of ancient writers, Cyrus, at this time, reigned over the Medes, Persians, Hyrcanians, Syrians, Assyrians, Indians, etc., and all lesser Asia.)

he hath charged Isa 44:26-28 45:1,12,13

3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.

his God Jos 1:9 1Ch 28:20 Mt 28:20

he is the God De 32:31 Ps 83:18 Isa 45:5 Jer 10:10 Da 2:47 6:26 Ac 10:36

4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.

let the men 7:16-18 Ac 24:17 3Jo 1:6-8

help him. Heb. lift him up Ec 4:9,10 Ga 6:2

the freewill 2:68-70 1Ch 29:3,9,17

5 Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.

whose spirit 1 2Ch 36:22 Ne 2:12 Pr 16:1 2Co 8:16 Php 2:13 Jas 1:16,17 3Jo 1:11

6 And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.

strengthened their hands. that is, helped them 7:15,16 8:25-28,33

willingly offered 4 Ps 110:3 2Co 9:7

7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;

Also Cyrus 5:14 6:5

Nebuchadnezzar 2Ki 24:13 25:13-16 2Ch 36:7,10,18 Jer 27:21,22 28:3-6 Da 1:2 Da 5:2,3,23

8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

Sheshbazzar 11 5:14,16 Hag 1:1,14 2:2-4 Zec 4:6-10

9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,

chargers of gold Nu 7:13,19 1Ki 7:50 2Ch 4:8,11,21,22 24:14 Mt 14:8

nine Mt 10:29-31

10 Thirty basins of gold, silver basins of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.

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.

the vessels Ro 9:23 2Ti 2:19-21

five thousand (Instead of 5400, the enumeration of the articles in ver. 9, 10, only amounts to 2499; but in the account, Esdras 2:13, 14, the amount is 5469, as will be evident from the following statements:

In Ezra. In Esdras.
Gold chargers..... 30 Gold cups......... 1000
Silver ditto...... 1000 Silver cups....... 1000
Knives............ 29 Silver censers.... 29
Gold basons....... 30 Gold vials........ 30
____ ____
Said to be........ 5400 Total............. 5469
But only.......... 2499
____ ____
Deficiency........ 2901 Surplus........... 69

It is supposed that they actually amounted to 5400, but that only the chief of them were specified, the spoons, etc. being omitted.)

captivity. Heb. transportation Mt 1:11,12