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 the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. 2And in Ecbatana, in the fortress which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found; and the following was written in it: “Memorandum-- 3In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, let the temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt, and let its foundations be repaired, its height being sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits,

Ezra 6:1 word by word

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

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁdâreyâvêsh · DariusH1868
• issuedשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• a decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
• searchבְּקַרbeqar · to enquireH1240
• archivesבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• archivesסְפַרsephar · scrollH5609
• whereדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• whereתַּמָּהtâm · thereH8536
• the treasuresגְּנַזgenaz · treasureH1596
• were storedנְחֵתnechath · to descendH5182
• in Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH895

Cross-references for Ezra 6:1

• Ezra 4:15so that a search may be conducted in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and detrimental to kings and provinces, and that they have revolted within it in past days; for this reason that city was laid waste.
• Ezra 5:17And now, if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, as to whether a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter.”
• Job 29:16I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
• 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 have come; It is written of me in the scroll of the book.
• Jeremiah 36:2“Take a scroll and write on it all the words which I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.
• Ezekiel 2:9Then I looked, and behold, a hand was extended to me; and behold, a scroll was in it.
• Ezekiel 3:1Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”
• Revelation 5:1I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed up 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
• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Roll
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Archives
• Bible, the
• Esdras, the First Book of

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