Ezra 1:11

“All the vessels of gold, and of silver, were five thousand and four hundred, etc.] Those that are mentioned make no more than 2499, which Aben Ezra thinks were the larger vessels; but this general sum takes in great and small, as in (<143618>2 Chronicles 36:18) in the letter of Cyrus, before mentioned, these vessels are more particularly described, and their several numbers given, which together amount to the exact number in the text, 5400; the apocryphal Ezra makes them 5469: all these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity, that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem: of whom there is a large and particular account in the following chapter.”

“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 with…”

“The sum of the numbers as they stand in the present Hebrew text is 2,499, instead of 5,400. In the Apocryphal Book of Esdras the sum given is 5,469, and with this sum the items in that place exactly agree (1 Esdras 2:13, 14). Most commentators propose to correct Ezra by the passage of Esdras; but the items of Esdras are improbable. Probably the sum total in the present passage has suffered corruption. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Ezra 1". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/ezra-1.html. 1870. StudyLight.org &copy;&#160;2001-2026…”

“the vessels: Rom 9:23; Ti2 2:19-21 five thousand: Instead of 5,400, the enumeration of the articles in Ti2 2:9, Ti2 2:10, only amounts to 2,499; but in the account, Esdras Ti2 2:13, Ti2 2:14, the amount is 5,469, as will be evident from the following statements: Temple Vessels In Ezra In Esdras Gold chargers 30 Gold cups 1,000 Silver chargers 1,000 Silver cups 1,000 Knives 29 Silver censers 29 Gold basons 30 Gold vials 30 Silver basons 410 Silver vials 2,410 Other vessels 1,000 Other vessels 1,000 Said to be 5,400 Total 5,469 But only 2,499 Deficiency 2,901 Surplus 69 It is supposed that they actually amounted to 5,400, but that only the chief of there specified, the spoons, etc. being…”

“"All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred." But only 30 + 1000 אנרטלים, 29 מחלפים, 30 + 410 covered goblets, and 1000 other vessels are enumerated, making together 2499. The same numbers are found in the lxx. Ancient interpreters reconciled the difference by the supposition that in the separate statements only the larger and more valuable vessels are specified, while in the sum-total the greater and lesser are reckoned together. This reconciliation of the discrepancy is, however, evidently arbitrary, and cannot be justified by a reference to Ch2 36:18, where the taking away of the greater and lesser vessels of the temple at the destruction of Jerusalem is…”