KJV ORIGINAL
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Also twenty gold bowls worth a thousand darics, and two vessels made of fine copper that were as precious as gold.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is listing valuable religious items - gold bowls and precious copper vessels - that were being transported back to Jerusalem for temple worship.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Ezra's detailed inventory of the valuable temple treasures that the Jewish exiles carried back from Babylon to Jerusalem around 458 BC. These items had either been taken from Solomon's original temple or were new donations given by Persian officials and Jewish communities to restore proper worship in the rebuilt temple.
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