¹¹ all the vessels of gold and of silver were 5,400. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when the exiles were brought up from Babylonia to Jerusalem.

¹⁹ But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: ^(A)“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone ^(B)who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

²⁰ Now in ^(C)a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, ^(D)some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. ²¹ Therefore, ^(E)if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable,^[a] he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ^(F)ready for every good work.

²³ in order to make known ^(A)the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he ^(B)has prepared beforehand for glory—

¹¹ and ^(A)Josiah the father of ^(B)Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

¹² And after the deportation to Babylon: ^(C)Jechoniah was the father of ^(D)Shealtiel,^[a] and ^(E)Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,