Ezra 7:19

The vessels also. It does not appear that these were sacred vessels originally belonging to the first Temple, like those Cyrus had entrusted to Zerubbabel. Rather, it would seem, they were part of the voluntary offering (v. 15), in which they are distinctly included (see ch. 8:26-28). Perhaps the vessels sent with Zerubbabel had proved too few for the great festivals. There are parallels in ancient history, of kings sending expensive vessels as gifts to other kings, or to the temples of allied nations. Artaxerxes’ gift was thus by no means unusual.