John Gill Commentary Ezra 7:19

"And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem." — Ezra 7:19 (ASV)

The vessels also that were given you for the service of the
house of your God
These were vessels of silver, basins of gold, and vessels of fine copper; not what formerly belonged to the temple, they were delivered by Cyrus to Sheshbazzar; but what the present king and his counsellors freely offered at this time, see (Ezra 8:25Ezra 8:26) , those

deliver you before the God of Jerusalem ;
perfect and complete, the full number of them, as the word signifies ^F20 ; meaning not to be delivered before him, or in his presence, as a witness thereof, but that they should be dedicated and devoted to his service, who was worshipped in the temple at Jerusalem, and by the inhabitants of it; he seems as if he thought him a topical deity, the God of that particular place, which was the notion of the Heathens, see (1 Kings 20:23) , though he also speaks of him as the God of heaven.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F20: (Mlvh) "integra et pleno numero redde", Michaelis.