6 All those who were around them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, with cattle, and with valuable things, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering.

7 Also King Cyrus brought out the articles of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem [when he captured that city] and had put in the house of his gods.

8 And Cyrus, king of Persia, had Mithredath the treasurer bring them out, and he counted them out to[5] Sheshbazzar, the governor (leader) of Judah.