1In1:1 2Ch 36:22–23 the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah,1:1 Jr 25:12; 29:10–14 the Lord roused the spirit1:1 Ezr 7:27 of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing:

5So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites — everyone whose spirit God had roused1:5 Ezr 1:1 — prepared to go up and rebuild the Lord’s house in Jerusalem.

6All their neighbors supported them1:6 Lit strengthened their hands1:6 Ezr 6:22 with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and valuables, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering.

7King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the Lord’s house that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and had placed in the house of his gods.1:7 2Ch 36:7,10,18; Dn 1:2; 5:2–3

8King Cyrus of Persia had them brought out under the supervision of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.1:8 Ezr 5:14,16

9This was the inventory:

11The gold and silver articles totaled 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought all of them when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.