Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Ezra 1:11

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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 omitted. captivity: Heb. transportation, Mat 1:11, Mat 1:12 Next: Ezra Chapter 2

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