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Here it says 5,400 Kelim. The sum of the numbers (verses 9-10) is only 2,499!

1.

Rashi: The total number was 5,400. Only the numbers of the important Kelim were written above.

2.

Ibn Ezra: There were 2,499 big Kelim; 5,400 includes small Kelim. Divrei ha'Yamim II, 36:18 says that the big and small Klei Beis Hashem were taken to Bavel.

3.

Malbim: In addition to the Kelim that Nebuchadnetzar took, Koresh added Kelim. In all, they are 5,400.

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