The vessels also… those] R.V. And the vessels. The vessels here mentioned are probably those enumerated chap. Ezra 8:25-27, gifts (ἀναθήματα) to the Temple from the king and from individuals. Quite separate from the sacred vessels (Ezra 1:7) restored by Cyrus.

for the service of&c. A word occurring only here, connected with the word rendered A.V. -ministers", R.V. -servants" in Ezra 7:24. LXX. translates by λειτουργίαν, Vulgate -ministerium".

before the God of Jerusalem A remarkable expression, probably a condensed form for -before the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem" (Ezra 7:15).

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