9. Their neighbours helped them with everything, giving them silver, gold, horses, and pack animals. Many of their neighbours were also led to give a large number of other things, in fulfilment of vows.
10. Cyrus gave them back the sacred utensils that King Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and had put in the temple of his idols.
11. He brought them out and handed them over to Mithredath, chief of the royal treasury,
12. who delivered them to Sheshbazzar, the governor of Judah.
14. In all there were 5,469 gold and silver bowls and other utensils,
15. and Sheshbazzar took these with him when he and the other exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem.
16. In the reign of Emperor Artaxerxes of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rehum, Beltethmus, Shimshai the secretary of the province, and their associates who lived in Samaria and elsewhere wrote the following letter of protest against the Jews who were living in Judah and Jerusalem:
17. “To His Majesty Emperor Artaxerxes from your servants, the official correspondent Rehum, the secretary Shimshai, the other members of the council, and the judges of Greater Syria and Phoenicia.