John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 1:7
And Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord ,.... Or ordered them to be brought forth: which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem ; out of the temple there, when he took it and burnt it: and had put them in the house of his gods ; in the temple of Belus at Babylon, see 2 Chronicles 36:7 , by which means they were providentially preserved. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 1:5-11
We are here told, I. How Cyrus's proclamation succeeded with others. 1. He having given leave to the Jews to go up to Jerusalem, many of them went up accordingly, Ezra 1:5. The leaders herein were the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, eminent and experienced men, from whom it might justly be expected that, as they were above their brethren in dignity, so they should go before them in duty. The priests and Levites were (as became them) with the first that set their faces again towards... read more