Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He even removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple in Babylon. Then King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor, New Living Translation King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of Babylon. These cups were taken from that temple and presented to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus appointed as governor of Judah. English Standard Version And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, these Cyrus the king took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; Berean Standard Bible 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 King James Bible 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; New King James Version Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem and carried into the temple of Babylon—those King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. New American Standard Bible Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon, King Cyrus took them from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor. NASB 1995 ‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor. NASB 1977 ‘And also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor. Legacy Standard Bible Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took out from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor. Amplified Bible Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and had brought into the temple of Babylon, King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and had them given to a man whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor. Christian Standard Bible He also took from the temple in Babylon the gold and silver articles of God’s house that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and carried them to the temple in Babylon. He released them from the temple in Babylon to a man named Sheshbazzar, the governor by the appointment of King Cyrus. Holman Christian Standard Bible He also took from the temple in Babylon the gold and silver articles of God’s house that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and carried them to the temple in Babylon. He released them from the temple in Babylon to a man named Sheshbazzar, the governor by the appointment of King Cyrus. American Standard Version And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought 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; English Revised Version And the gold and sliver vessels also 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; GOD'S WORD® Translation In addition, Cyrus took out of a temple in Babylon the gold and silver utensils that belonged to God's temple. (Nebuchadnezzar had taken them out of God's temple in Jerusalem and brought them into a temple in Babylon.) Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. Good News Translation He restored the gold and silver Temple utensils which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple in Babylon. Emperor Cyrus turned these utensils over to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor of Judah. International Standard Version He delivered into the care of Sheshbazzar (whom he appointed governor) the gold and silver utensils that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Jerusalem Temple and brought into the Babylonian temple. Majority Standard Bible 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 NET Bible Even the gold and silver vessels of the temple of God that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and had brought to the palace of Babylon--even those things King Cyrus brought from the palace of Babylon and presented to a man by the name of Sheshbazzar whom he had appointed as governor. New Heart English Bible The gold and silver vessels also of God's house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those Kurush the king took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; Webster's Bible Translation 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 to one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; World English Bible The gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, those Cyrus the king also took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had taken forth out of the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, them has Cyrus the king brought forth out of the temple of Babylon, and they have been given to [one], Sheshbazzar [is] his name, whom he made governor, Young's Literal Translation and also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had taken forth out of the temple that is in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, them hath Cyrus the king brought forth out of the temple of Babylon, and they have been given to one, Sheshbazzar is his name, whom he made governor, Smith's Literal Translation And also the vessels of the house of God of gold and of silver, that Nebuchadnezzar brought forth from the temple that is in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babel, Cyrus the king brought them forth from the temple of Babel, and they were given to Sheshbazzar his name that he set up prefect; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the vessels also of gold and silver of the temple of God, which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, and had brought them to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sassabasar, whom also he appointed governor, Catholic Public Domain Version And now the vessels of gold and silver from the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem, and which he had carried away to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one called Sheshbazzar, whom he also appointed as governor. New American Bible Moreover, the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and carried off to the temple in Babylon, King Cyrus ordered to be removed from the temple in Babylon, and they were given to a certain Sheshbazzar, whom he named governor. New Revised Standard Version Moreover, the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem and had brought into the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God. which Nebuchadnezzar the king took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought into his temple of Babylon, those vessels Cyrus the king took out of the temple of Babylon and delivered to one whose name was Sheshmazzar, whom he had made governor; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Also vessels of gold and of silver of the house of God which King Nebukadnetsar had taken out from the temple that is in Jerusalem and took them to Babel to his temple, Kurash the King brought them out from the temple of Babel and gave them to him whose name is Shishmatsar, because he made him Ruler. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the gold and silver vessels also 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; Brenton Septuagint Translation And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nabuchodonosor brought out from the house that was in Jerusalem, and carried them into the temple of the king, them did king Cyrus bring out from the temple of the king, and gave them to Sabanasar the treasurer, who was over the treasurer; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Tattenai's Letter to Darius…13In his first year, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God. 14He 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 15and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’… Cross References Ezra 1:7-11 King 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. / 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. / This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils, ... 2 Chronicles 36:7 Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon. Daniel 1:2 And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. 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. Jeremiah 27:16-22 Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie. / Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin? / If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon. ... Isaiah 39:6-7 The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” 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. Jeremiah 52:17-23 Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon. / They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service. / The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver. ... 2 Kings 25:13-17 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. ... 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, 1 Kings 7:48-50 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. 2 Kings 20:17 The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. 2 Chronicles 5:1 So all the work that 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 all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God. 1 Chronicles 28:12-18 The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things, / for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD: / the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service; the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service; ... Revelation 11:19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. Treasury of Scripture 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 to one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; the vessels Ezra 1:7-10 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; … Ezra 6:5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God. 2 Chronicles 36:7,18 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon… the king Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem: Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Sheshbazzar Ezra 5:16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished. 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. whom 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, … Haggai 2:2,21 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying, … governor. Acts 13:7,8,12 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God… Jump to Previous Babylon Cyrus Delivered Gold Governor House Jerusalem Nebuchadnezzar Sheshbazzar Silver Temple VesselsJump to Next Babylon Cyrus Delivered Gold Governor House Jerusalem Nebuchadnezzar Sheshbazzar Silver Temple VesselsEzra 5 1. Zerubbabel and Jeshua, incited by Haggai and Zechariah, set forward to building3. Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai are not able to hinder the Jews 6. Their letter to Darius against the Jews He also brought to the temple of Babylon This phrase refers to the actions of Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king, who had previously taken sacred items from the temple in Jerusalem. The "temple of Babylon" signifies the place where these items were stored, likely as trophies of conquest. Historically, this reflects the common practice of ancient empires to display the religious artifacts of conquered peoples as a demonstration of their own gods' superiority. Theologically, it underscores the theme of God's sovereignty, as these items, though taken, were preserved for eventual restoration. the gold and silver articles of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon Then King Cyrus brought them out of the temple of Babylon and gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar whom he appointed governor Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He alsoוְ֠אַף (wə·’ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 638: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though removed הַנְפֵּ֨ק (han·pêq) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5312: To go or come out or forth from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than the temple הֵֽיכְלָא֙ (hê·ḵə·lā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 1965: A large public building, palace, temple of דִּ֣י (dî) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because Babylon בָבֶ֔ל (ḇā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 895: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city the gold דַהֲבָ֣ה (ḏa·hă·ḇāh) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 1722: Gold and silver וְכַסְפָּא֒ (wə·ḵas·pā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 3702: Silver, money articles מָאנַיָּ֣א (mā·nay·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 3984: Vessel, utensil belonging to דִֽי־ (ḏî-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because the house בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1005: A house of God, אֱלָהָא֮ (’ĕ·lā·hā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 426: God which דִּ֣י (dî) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5020: Nebuchadnezzar -- a Babylonian king had taken הַנְפֵּק֙ (han·pêq) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5312: To go or come out or forth and carried וְהֵיבֵ֣ל (wə·hê·ḇêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2987: To bear along, carry [there] לְהֵיכְלָ֖א (lə·hê·ḵə·lā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 1965: A large public building, palace, temple from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than the temple הֵֽיכְלָא֙ (hê·ḵə·lā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 1965: A large public building, palace, temple in Jerusalem. בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם (ḇî·rū·šə·lem) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3390: Jerusalem -- the capital city of all Israel King מַלְכָּ֗א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king Cyrus כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ (kō·w·reš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3567: Cyrus -- a person king gave [these articles] וִיהִ֙יבוּ֙ (wî·hî·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3052: To give, to put, imperatively, come to a man named שְׁמֵ֔הּ (šə·mêh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8036: A name Sheshbazzar, לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר (lə·šê·šə·baṣ·ṣar) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8340: Sheshbazzar -- a prince of Judah whom he appointed שָׂמֵֽהּ׃ (śā·mêh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7761: To set, make governor פֶחָ֖ה (p̄e·ḥāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6347: A governor Links Ezra 5:14 NIVEzra 5:14 NLT Ezra 5:14 ESV Ezra 5:14 NASB Ezra 5:14 KJV Ezra 5:14 BibleApps.com Ezra 5:14 Biblia Paralela Ezra 5:14 Chinese Bible Ezra 5:14 French Bible Ezra 5:14 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 5:14 The gold and silver vessels also (Ezr. 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