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Ezra 6:1

DariusBabylonia
Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.

2 And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:

3 In 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,

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BSB
Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.
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.
WEB
Then Darius the king made a decree, and the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon, was searched.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Then king Darius gave orders, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
BLB
Then Darius the king made a decree, and they searched in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon.
ÅB
Da gav kong Darius befaling til å granske etter i arkivet, som var lagt ned i skattkammeret i Babel.
OTB
Kong Dareios utstedte en befaling, og det ble gjort et søk i arkivene der skattene ble oppbevart i Babylon.
B1930
Da gav kong Darius befaling til å granske efter i arkivet, som var lagt ned i skattkammeret i Babel.

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  • Ezra 5:17

    Now, 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.

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  • Proverbs 25:2

    It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.

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  • Ezra 4:15

    that 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.

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  • Jeremiah 36:2–4

    “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.

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  • Revelation 5:1

    Then 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.

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  • Jeremiah 36:20–23

    So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.

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  • Ezra 4:19

    I issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition.

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  • Job 29:16

    I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.

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