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.
The total number of gold and silver items was 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought all of these with the exiles who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem.
This verse records that 5,400 precious temple items were carefully returned to Jerusalem when the Jewish exiles came back from Babylon.
📚 Historical Context
In the 6th century BC, the Babylonians had conquered Jerusalem and looted the sacred vessels from the temple as part of their destruction of the city. After the Persian Empire defeated Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree allowing the Jewish exiles to return home and rebuild their temple, which included the return of these valuable items. Sheshbazzar, likely a prince or leader among the exiles, was appointed to oversee the transportation of these vessels from Babylon to Jerusalem as a symbol of God's ongoing covenant with His people.
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