Ezra 6:1

Then gave king Darius an order, that they should make search in the house of the books, where the treasures were laid up there in Babylon.

Leeser Tanakh

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 Achmetha, in the castle 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 memorable events of thy fathers, and thou wilt find in the book of the memorable events, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have practised sedition within the same from the most ancient time; for which cause this city was destroyed.

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

Psalms 40:7(40:8) Then said I, Lo, I come: in the roll of the book it is written down for me;

Jeremiah 36:2Take thee a roll-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 that I spoke unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even until this day.

Jeremiah 36:29And concerning Jehoyakim the king of Judah shalt thou say, Thus hath said the Lord, Thou hast indeed burnt 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 therefrom man and beast!

Ezekiel 2:9And then I looked, and behold, a hand was stretched out toward me; and, lo, a roll-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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