Ezra 1:9 - Exposition

Chargers . Agarteley , a rare word, perhaps Persian. The LXX . translate ψυκτῆρες , "wine-coolers;" the Vulgate has phialae , "vases;" the apocryphal Esdras, σπονδεῖα , "vessels for drink-offerings." Probably basons or bowls are intended. Knives. Machaldaphim , another rare word of doubtful sense. The LXX . render παρηλλαγμένα , "changes," regarding the word as derived from חלת , "to exchange." The apocryphal Esdras has θυίσκαι "censers . " But the most usual translation is that of the A. V "knives."