Ezra 6:1
“Then Darius the King made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolles, where the treasures were laide vp in Babylon.”
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Ezra 6:1 Context
1Then Darius the King made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolles, where the treasures were laide vp in Babylon. 2And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the prouince of the Medes, a rolle, and therein was a record thus written: 3In the first yeere of Cyrus the king, the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Ierusalem: Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof of be strongly laid, the height therof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubites:
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Other Translations for Ezra 6:1
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.
- King James Version
Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Darius the king gave an order and a search was made in the house of the records, where the things of value were stored up in Babylon.
- Basic English Bible
Then king Darius gave orders, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- World English Bible
Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ezra 6:1
6:1 A decree - To search the rolls in Babylon, where search was first made; but not finding the edict there, they searched in Achmetha, or Ecbatana, and found it.