And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
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Gill's Exposition
And all they that were about them,.... Their neighbours, the Chaldeans:
strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things; which they…
Adam Clarke
Vessels of silver - Articles of silver, gold, etc.
We are here told,
I. How Cyrus's proclamation succeeded with others. 1. He having given leave to the Jews to go up to Jerusalem, many of them went up accordingly, Ezr 1:5. The leaders herein were the…
Cambridge Bible
And allthey that were about them R.V. round about them. A general expression which would include both the heathen neighbours, alluded to (in Ezr 1:3) by the edict, and the Jewish neighbours, not…
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