Ezra 1:8

Translations

Modern

Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

Latin

Protulit autem ea Cyrus rex Persarum per manum Mithridatis filii Gazabar, et annumeravit ea Sassabasar principi Juda.

Original

Hebrew

English

Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

Notes

Ezra 1:8

Sheshbazzar was the Persian-appointed governor of Judah who laid the temple's foundation (Ezra 5:14–16). Some believe Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2, 8) was the same person with a new name (see Daniel 1:7). However, since both names are Babylonian, it is more likely these two leaders worked together on the temple foundation. Zerubbabel probably became governor after Sheshbazzar died.

Theme notes and profiles

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Ezra 5:14
He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
Zechariah 4:6–10
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
Ezra 1:11
In all, there were 5,400 gold and silver articles. Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Haggai 2:2–4
“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,
Haggai 1:1
In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
Haggai 1:14
So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,
Ezra 5:16
So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”

People

Cyrus: Persian Emperor who decreed the rebuilding of the Temple Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Mithredath: The treasurer of King Cyrus of Persia Zerubbabel: Leader of the first Jewish exiles from Babylon

Places

Persia: An empire that ruled over the exiled Jews

Glossary

Book of Ezra Cyrus Cylinder First Book of Esdras History of Israel Jerusalem Judaism Mithredath Postexilic Period Sheshbazzar Temple Treasurer

Topics

Church and State: State Favorable to Religion: Cyrus, in his Proclamation to Restore the Temple at Jerusalem Israel, Prophecies Concerning: Captivity of Cyrus Directs the Rebuilding of the Temple Liberality: Cyrus Mithredath: Treasurer of Cyrus Sheshbazzar: A Name Given, Apparently, to Zerubbabel Temple: Solomon's: Restoration of, Ordered by Cyrus the Second Temple: Cyrus: Gave the Vessels of the First Temple For Treasure-Houses of Kings Zerubbabel: Leads the Emancipated Jews Back from Babylon

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