Ezra 6:1

Ezra 6:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives stored in the treasury at Babylon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in Babylonia, in the house of the archives where the documents were stored.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.

Context of Ezra 6:1

Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was conducted in Babylon in the archives where the treasures [and records] were stored. 2In Ecbatana in the fortress (palace) in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was recorded: “Memorandum— 3In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, let the temple (house), the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be strongly laid, its height and its width each 60 cubits,

Ezra 6:1 word by word

בֵּאדַ֛יִן דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֑ם וּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀ בְּבֵ֣ית סִפְרַיָּ֗א דִּ֧י גִנְזַיָּ֛א מְהַחֲתִ֥ין תַּמָּ֖ה בְּבָבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁdâreyâvêsh · DariusH1868
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• madeשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• a decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
• and searchבְּקַרbeqar · to enquireH1240
• was made in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• of the rollsסְפַרsephar · scrollH5609
• whereתַּמָּהtâm · thereH8536
• the treasuresגְּנַזgenaz · treasureH1596
• were laid upנְחֵתnechath · to descendH5182
• in Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH895

Cross-references for Ezra 6:1

• Ezra 4:15in order that a search may be made in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that this is a rebellious city, damaging to kings and provinces, and that in the past they have incited rebellion within it. That is why that city was laid waste (destroyed).
• Ezra 5:17So now, if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king’s treasure house [in the royal archives] there in Babylon to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send us his decision concerning this matter.”
• Job 29:16I was a father to the needy; I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].
• Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
• Psalms 40:7Then I said, “Behold, I come [to the throne]; In the scroll of the book it is written of me.
• Jeremiah 36:2“Take a scroll [of parchment] and write on it all the words which I have spoken to you concerning Israel and Judah, and all the nations, from the day I [first] spoke to you in the days of [King] Josiah until this day.
• Ezekiel 2:9Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out toward me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.
• Ezekiel 3:1He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find [in this book]; eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel.”
• Revelation 5:1I saw in the right hand of Him who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the back, closed and sealed with seven seals.

Commentaries on Ezra 6:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the house of the rolls - ספריא בית beith siphraiya, the house of the books, the king's library. This is the first time we hear of a library.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A “house of the rolls” was discovered at Koyunjik, the ancient Nineveh, in 1850 - a set of chambers, i. e., in the palace devoted exclusively to the storing of public documents. These were in baked clay, and covered the floor to the depth of more than a foot. Such a “house” was probably that at Babylon.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The decree for completing the temple. (1-12) The temple is finished. (13-22) Verses 1-12 When God's time is come for fulfilling his gracious purposes concerning his church, he will raise up instruments to do it, from whom such good service was not expected. While our thoughts are directed to this event, we are led by Zechariah to fix our regard on a nobler, a spiritual building. The Lord Jesus Christ continues to lay one stone upon another: let us assist…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. Darius the king--This was Darius Hystaspes. Great and interesting light has been thrown on the history of this monarch and the transaction of his reign, by the decipherment of the cuneatic inscriptions on the rocks at Behistun. in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon--An idea of the form of this Babylonian register house, as well as the manner of preserving public records within its repositories, can be obtained from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 6:1

• Church and State
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Rulers
• Treasure-Houses

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Darius
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Roll
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Archives
• Bible, the

Commentaries on Ezra 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings