Ezra 5:17

And therefore, if it seems good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house there at Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was given from Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem. And let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

Ezra 4:15

so that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers, and you shall find in the book of the records, and shall know that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have rebelled in it in the past, for which cause that city was destroyed.

Ezra 4:19

And I commanded, and search has been made, and it is found that this city has lifted up itself against kings in the past, and rebellion and revolt have been made in it.

Ezra 6:1-5

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the scrolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

Proverbs 25:2

The glory of God is to hide a thing; but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.

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Summary

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

A decree

Bible References

Let there be

Ezra 4:15
so that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers, and you shall find in the book of the records, and shall know that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have rebelled in it in the past, for which cause that city was destroyed.
Ezra 6:1
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the scrolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
Proverbs 25:2
The glory of God is to hide a thing; but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.

A decree

Ezra 6:3
In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem. Let the house be built, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations of it be strongly laid. The height of it shall be sixty cubits, and the breadth of it shall be sixty cubits,