Ezra 1

Verse 1

WEB Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

KJV Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

TSK Now in the: 2ch 36:22,23; by the mouth: jer 25:12-14, jer 29:10, jer 33:7-13; the Lord: ezr 5:13-15, ezr 6:22, ezr 7:27, ps 106:46, pr 21:1, da 2:1; made a proclamation: mt 3:1-3, joh 1:23

Verse 2

WEB “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

KJV 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.

TSK Lord God: 1ki 8:27, 2ch 2:12, isa 66:1, jer 10:11, da 2:21,28, da 5:23; hath given: jer 27:6,7, da 2:37,38, da 4:25,32, da 5:19-21; he hath charged: isa 44:26-28, isa 45:1,12,13

Verse 3

WEB Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.

KJV 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.

TSK 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, da 6:26, ac 10:36

Verse 4

WEB Whoever is left, in any place where he lives, let the men of his place help him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, besides the freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.’”

KJV 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.

TSK let the men: ezr 7:16-18, ac 24:17, 3jo 1:6-8; help him: ec 4:9,10, ga 6:2; the freewill: ezr 2:68-70, 1ch 29:3,9,17

Verse 5

WEB Then the heads of fathers’ households of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred to go up rose up to build the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem.

KJV 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.

TSK whose spirit: ezr 1:1, 2ch 36:22, ne 2:12, pr 16:1, 2co 8:16, php 2:13, jas 1:16,17, 3jo 1:11

Verse 6

WEB All those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.

KJV 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.

TSK strengthened their hands: ezr 7:15,16, ezr 8:25-28,33; willingly offered: ezr 1:4, ps 110:3, 2co 9:7

Verse 7

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

KJV 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;

TSK Also Cyrus: ezr 5:14, ezr 6:5; Nebuchadnezzar: 2ki 24:13, 2ki 25:13-16, 2ch 36:7,10,18, jer 27:21,22, jer 28:3-6, da 1:2, da 5:2,3,23

Verse 8

WEB even those, Cyrus king of Persia brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

KJV 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.

TSK Sheshbazzar: ezr 1:11, ezr 5:14,16, hag 1:1,14, hag 2:2-4, zec 4:6-10

Verse 9

WEB This is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, one thousand platters of silver, twenty-nine knives,

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

TSK chargers of gold: nu 7:13,19-89, 1ki 7:50, 2ch 4:8,11,21,22, 2ch 24:14, mt 14:8; nine: mt 10:29-31

Verse 10

WEB thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels one thousand.

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

TSK No cross references.

Verse 11

WEB All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. Sheshbazzar brought all these up, when the captives were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

KJV 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.

TSK the vessels: ro 9:23, 2ti 2:19-21; captivity: mt 1:11,12