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He instructed Mithredath, the treasurer of Persia, to present these gifts to Sheshbazzar, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah.

9-10 The items Cyrus donated included: 1,000 gold trays, 1,000 silver trays, 29 censers, 30 bowls of solid gold, 2,410 silver bowls (of various designs), 1,000 miscellaneous items.

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Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar(A) the prince of Judah.

This was the inventory:

gold dishes30
silver dishes1,000
silver pans[a]29
10 gold bowls30
matching silver bowls410
other articles1,000
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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.