Ezra 6:5

5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which was at Jerusalem and brought unto Babylon, be restored and go again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, to his place, and let them be placed in the house of God.

Ezra 6:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 6:5

And also let the golden and silver vessels
See ( Ezra 1:7-11 ) and which confirms what the Jews said to Tatnai, ( Ezra 5:14 Ezra 5:15 ) .

Ezra 6:5 In-Context

3 In the first year of Cyrus, the king, the same Cyrus, the king, gave a commandment concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, that the house be built as a place for sacrifices to be offered, and let the walls thereof be covered; the height thereof sixty cubits, and the breadth thereof sixty cubits;

4 the orders, three of stones of marble and one order of new timber and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house.

5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which was at Jerusalem and brought unto Babylon, be restored and go again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, to his place, and let them be placed in the house of God.

6 Now therefore, Tatnai, captain of the other side of the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions, the Apharsachites, who are on the other side of the river, remove yourselves from there.

7 Leave the work of this house of God unto the captain of the Jews and to their elders that they may build this house of God in his place.