All the vessels of gold and of silver [were] five thousand and four hundred. All [these] did Sheshbazzar bring up with [them of] the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
Ver. 11. All the vessels of gold and of silver] Those best of metals, and therefore fittest for his use and service who is good, Psalms 106:1, better, Psalms 108:9, best, Philippians 1:23, goodness itself, Matthew 19:17. Whose great purse is the earth, with all that is either on it or in it, Psalms 24:1; whose great storehouse are the stars and planets, the sun especially making these metals, and causing plenty, Deuteronomy 28:12. Let us lavish out of the bag, and when we have honoured the Lord with the best of our best, cry out with David, Of thine own, Lord, have we given thee, 1 Chronicles 29:16; and with Justinian, dedicating a very rich communion table, τα σα εκ των σων σοι προσφερομεν οι δαυλοι σου, &c.