Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
Let there be
A decree
Bible References
Let there be
Ezra 4:15
in 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 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.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
A decree
Ezra 6:3
In 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,