Ezra 6:1

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up, in Babylon.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

In Context

2And there was found at Ahmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written: 'A record.

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Cross References

Ezra 4:15that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers; so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.

Ezra 5:17Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house there, which is at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.'

Psalms 40:7(40-8) Then said I: 'Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me;

Jeremiah 36:2'Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.

Jeremiah 36:29And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah thou shalt say: Thus saith the LORD: Thou hast burned this roll, saying: Why hast thou written therein, saying: The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?

Ezekiel 2:9And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

Matthew Henry on Ezra 6:1

How solemnly the foundation of the temple was laid we read in ch. iii. How slowly the building went on, and with how much difficulty, we found in ch. iv. and v. But how gloriously the topstone was at length brought forth with shoutings we find in this chapter; and even we, at this distance of time, when we read of it, may cry, "Grace, grace to it." As for God, his work is perfect; it may be slow work, but it will be sure work. We have here, I. A recital of the decree of Cyrus for the building of the temple, ver.… Read the whole commentary →

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