Ezra 6:1

Then, Darius the king, issued an edict,—and they made search in the house of the books, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 in Achmetha, in the fortress which is in the province of Media, a roll,—and, thus, was it written therein, as a record:—

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Cross References

Ezra 4:15so that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers, so shalt thou find out in the book of records—and shalt ascertain, that, this city, is a rebellious city, and one that causeth damage unto kings and provinces, and that, rebellion, have they been wont to cause in the midst thereof since the days of age-past time,—for this cause, was this city laid waste.

Ezra 5:17Now, therefore, if, unto the king, it seem good, let search be made in the treasure-house of the king which is there, in Babylon, whether it be so, that, from Cyrus the king, issued an edict, to build this house of God, in Jerusalem,—and, the pleasure of the king concerning this, let him send unto us.

Psalms 40:7Then, said I—Lo! I am come, In the written scroll, is it prescribed for me;

Jeremiah 36:2Take thee a scroll, and write therein all the words which I have spoken unto thee concerning Israel and concerning Judah and concerning all the nations,—from the day I began to speak unto thee from the days of Josiah, even until this day:

Jeremiah 36:29But unto Jehoiakim king of Judah, shalt thou say, Thus, saith Yahweh,—Thou, hast burned this roll saying, Why hast thou written thereon—saying, The king of Babylon shall, certainly, come and lay waste this land, and cause to cease therefrom man and beast?

Ezekiel 2:9So I looked, and lo! a hand put forth unto me,—and lo! therein a scroll;

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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