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Ezra 6:1
1Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.
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
Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon. 2And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum: 3In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,
Read all of Ezra 6Ezra 6:1 word by word
בֵּאדַ֛יִן דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֑ם וּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀ בְּבֵ֣ית סִפְרַיָּ֗א דִּ֧י גִנְזַיָּ֛א מְהַחֲתִ֥ין תַּמָּ֖ה בְּבָבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear
- Thusאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
- Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁdâreyâvêsh · DariusH1868
- orderedשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
- orderedטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
- a searchבְּקַרbeqar · to enquireH1240
- of the archivesבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
- storedנְחֵתnechath · to descendH5182
- storedסְפַרsephar · scrollH5609
- storedדִּיdîy · thatH1768
- in the treasuryגְּנַזgenaz · treasureH1596
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH895
- of Babylonתַּמָּהtâm · thereH8536
Cross-references for Ezra 6:1
- Ezra 4:15that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, inciting sedition from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.
- Ezra 5:17Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
- Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
- Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
- Psalms 40:7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:
- Jeremiah 36:2“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.
- Ezekiel 2:9Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
- Ezekiel 3:1“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
- Revelation 5:1Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was 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
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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
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