Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. New Living Translation Cyrus directed Mithredath, the treasurer of Persia, to count these items and present them to Sheshbazzar, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah. English Standard Version Cyrus king of Persia brought these out in the charge of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version and Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. New American Standard Bible and Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the leader of Judah. NASB 1995 and Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. NASB 1977 and Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. Legacy Standard Bible and Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. Amplified Bible And Cyrus, king of Persia, had Mithredath the treasurer bring them out, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the governor (leader) of Judah. Christian Standard Bible King Cyrus of Persia had them brought out under the supervision of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. Holman Christian Standard Bible King Cyrus of Persia had them brought out under the supervision of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Cyrus placed Mithredath, his chief treasurer, in charge of these things. Mithredath counted them and gave a list to Sheshbazzar, the governor of Judah. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation King Cyrus of Persia put the treasurer Mithredath in charge of bringing them out. So Mithredath made a list of them for Prince Sheshbazzar of Judah. Good News Translation He handed them over to Mithredath, chief of the royal treasury, who made an inventory of them for Sheshbazzar, the governor of Judah, International Standard Version Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought out to Mithredath the Treasurer, had them inventoried, and had them placed in care of Sheshbazzar, governor of Judah. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible King Cyrus of Persia entrusted them to Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the leader of the Judahite exiles. New Heart English Bible even those, Kurush king of Persia brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. Webster's Bible Translation Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. World English Bible even those, Cyrus king of Persia brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionindeed, Cyrus king of Persia brings them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbers them to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. Young's Literal Translation yea, Cyrus king of Persia bringeth them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbereth them to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. Smith's Literal Translation And Cyrus king of Persia will bring them forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he will number them to Sheshbazzar, prince to Judah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow Cyrus king of Persia brought them forth by the hand of Mithridates the son of Gazabar, and numbered them to Sassabasar the prince of Juda. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Cyrus, king of Persia, offered these by the hand of Mithredath, the son of the treasurer, and he counted these out to Sheshbazzar, the leader of Judah. New American Bible Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought forth by the treasurer Mithredath, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar, prince of Judah. New Revised Standard Version King Cyrus of Persia had them released into the charge of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mahderath, the treasurer, and he delivered them to Sheshmazzar, the prince of Judah. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Kurash King of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mahderath the Treasurer and delivered them to Shishmatsar, Prince of Yehuda. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Cyrus king of the Persians brought them out by the hand of Mithradates the treasurer, and he numbered them to Sasabasar, the chief man of Juda. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Cyrus Restores the Holy Vessels7King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods. 8Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. 9This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils,… Cross References 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: / “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’” Isaiah 44:28 who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’” Isaiah 45:1 This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: Jeremiah 27:22 ‘They will be carried to Babylon and will remain there until the day I attend to them again,’ declares the LORD. ‘Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’” Jeremiah 29:10 For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place. Jeremiah 52:34 And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death. Daniel 9:2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. Haggai 1:1-2 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 / that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’” Zechariah 1:1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying: 1 Kings 7:51 So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. 2 Kings 24:13 As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD. 2 Kings 25:13-15 Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon. / They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service. / The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver. 2 Chronicles 36:18 who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. Nehemiah 7:70-72 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments. / And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. / The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments. Esther 1:1 This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush. Treasury of Scripture Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. Sheshbazzar Ezra 1:11 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. Ezra 5:14,16 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; … Haggai 1:1,14 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, … Jump to Previous Charge Counted Cyrus Forth Hand Judah Keeper Mithredath Mith'redath Numbered Numbereth Numbering Persia Prince Ruler Sheshbazzar Shesh-Baz'zar Treasurer WealthJump to Next Charge Counted Cyrus Forth Hand Judah Keeper Mithredath Mith'redath Numbered Numbereth Numbering Persia Prince Ruler Sheshbazzar Shesh-Baz'zar Treasurer WealthEzra 1 1. The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple5. The people provide for their return 7. Cyrus restores the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar Cyrus king of Persia Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire, is a pivotal figure in biblical history. His decree to allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple fulfills the prophecy in Isaiah 44:28 and 45:1, where Cyrus is named as God's anointed shepherd. His policies of religious tolerance and restoration of local customs and temples were unique for his time, aligning with God's plan for the Israelites. had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah Persons / Places / Events 1. Cyrus King of PersiaThe ruler who issued the decree allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. His actions were seen as divinely inspired, fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah regarding the liberation of the Jews. 2. Mithredath the Treasurer An official under King Cyrus responsible for handling the treasures taken from the temple in Jerusalem. His role was to ensure the treasures were accounted for and returned properly. 3. Sheshbazzar the Prince of Judah Identified as a leader among the returning exiles, possibly the same as Zerubbabel. He was entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the return of the temple treasures and the initial phase of the temple's reconstruction. 4. The Temple Treasures Sacred items that were taken by Nebuchadnezzar from the temple in Jerusalem and stored in Babylon. Their return symbolized the restoration of worship and the covenant relationship between God and His people. 5. The Return to Jerusalem This event marks the beginning of the Jewish return from Babylonian exile, a significant moment in Jewish history that fulfilled God's promise of restoration. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in World EventsGod can use anyone, even foreign rulers, to fulfill His divine purposes. This reminds us to trust in God's overarching plan, even when circumstances seem unfavorable. Faithfulness in Stewardship Mithredath's role as treasurer emphasizes the importance of integrity and faithfulness in handling resources. As Christians, we are called to be good stewards of what God has entrusted to us. Restoration and Hope The return of the temple treasures symbolizes God's commitment to restoring His people. This encourages us to hold onto hope for restoration in our own lives, trusting in God's promises. Leadership and Responsibility Sheshbazzar's leadership role highlights the importance of responsible and godly leadership. We are called to lead with integrity and faithfulness in whatever capacity God places us.Verse 8. - Mithredath the treasurer. Not "Mithridates, the son of Gazabar," as the Vulgate renders. The Hebrew gizbar represents a Persian word, gazabara or ganzabara, which had no doubt the meaning of "treasurer," literally "treasure-bearer. We have here the first occurrence of the famous name, borne by so many great kings, of Mithridates. The name is thoroughly Persian, and is excellently rendered by the Hebrew מִתְיְדָת. It means either "given by Mithra" or "dedicated to Mithra," and is distinct evidence of the worship of Mithra by the Persians as early as the time of Cyrus. Mithra was the sun, and was venerated as Mitra by the early Vedic Indians. His worship in later Persia is clearly established; but, except for the name of Mithredath in this place, it would have been doubtful whether he was as yet an object of religious veneration to the Iranians. Sheshbazzar. It is generally allowed that this was the Chaldaean or court name of Zerubbabel. (The chief evidence of this is to be found in Ezra 5:16 compared with Ezra 3:8.) What the name signified is uncertain. The prince of Judah. Zerubbabel was the son of Pedaiah, brother of Salathiel, who was the legal heir of Jehoiachin, king of Judah. He appears to have been adopted by Salathiel as his son, and to have been recognized as the legitimate heir to the throne of David. Thus he did not owe his appointment to the mere favour of Cyrus, but was the natural leader of the people. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Cyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁ (kō·w·reš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3566: Cyrus -- a person king king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Persia פָּרַ֔ס (pā·ras) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon had them brought out וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗ם (way·yō·w·ṣî·’êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim by עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the hand יַ֖ד (yaḏ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of Mithredath מִתְרְדָ֣ת (miṯ·rə·ḏāṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4990: Mithredath -- two Persians the treasurer, הַגִּזְבָּ֑ר (hag·giz·bār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1489: Treasurer who counted them out וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙ (way·yis·pə·rêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate to Sheshbazzar לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔ר (lə·šê·šə·baṣ·ṣar) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8339: Sheshbazzar -- a prince of Judah the prince הַנָּשִׂ֖יא (han·nā·śî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist of Judah. לִיהוּדָֽה׃ (lî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites Links Ezra 1:8 NIVEzra 1:8 NLT Ezra 1:8 ESV Ezra 1:8 NASB Ezra 1:8 KJV Ezra 1:8 BibleApps.com Ezra 1:8 Biblia Paralela Ezra 1:8 Chinese Bible Ezra 1:8 French Bible Ezra 1:8 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 1:8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia (Ezr. 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