Ezra 1:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Chargers - The word in the original thus translated occurs only in this passage. Its meaning is doubtful. Some derive it from a Hebrew root, “to hollow out,” and translate “cup” or “vessel.”

Knives - This is another doubtful word, only used here. The etymology points to some employment of basket-work.

Ezra 1:9

9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,