Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
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.
New American Standard Bible
Then King Darius issued a decree, and
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
King Darius gave the order, and they searched
International Standard Version
Then King Darius issued an order to search the Hall of Records where the Babylonian archives were stored.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was conducted in Babylon in the archives where the treasures [and records] were stored.
Bible in Basic English
Then Darius the king gave an order and a search was made in the house of the records, where the things of value were stored up in Babylon.
Darby Translation
Then king Darius gave orders, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
Julia Smith Translation
At that time Darius the king set up a decree, and they searched in the house of books, the treasures being deposited there in Babel.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then King Darius issued forth a decree, and they searched the house of the treasury of scrolls being stored in Babylonia.
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then commanded king Darius, that search should be made in the library of the king's treasure house which lay at Babylon.
NET Bible
So Darius the king issued orders, and they searched in the archives of the treasury which were deposited there in Babylon.
The Emphasized Bible
Then, Darius the king, issued an edict, - and they made search in the house of the books, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,
Themes
Books » Important events recorded in
Darius » Emancipator of israel
Israel » Captivity of » Proclamation renewed by darius and artaxerxes
Kings » Should » Promote the interests of the church
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Darius hystaspes
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Darius » Temple » Rebuliding
The Second Temple » The decree of cyrus found and confirmed by darius
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezra 6:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Darius' Search For The Decree
1 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. 2 There was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record:
Cross References
Ezra 5:17
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let a search be 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."
Ezra 4:15
that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: so you shall find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.
Ezra 4:19
I decreed, and search has been made, and it is found that this city of old time has made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
Job 29:16
I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I did not know, I searched out.
Psalm 40:7
Then I said, "Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the scroll of a book.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Jeremiah 36:2-4
"Take a scroll, and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.
Jeremiah 36:20-23
They went in to the king into the court; but they had put the scroll in the room of Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of the king.
Jeremiah 36:29
Concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, 'Thus says the LORD: "You have burned this scroll, saying, 'Why have you written therein, saying, "The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from there man and animal?"'"
Jeremiah 36:32
Then Jeremiah took another scroll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and there were added besides to them many like words.
Ezekiel 2:9
When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was in it.
Ezekiel 3:1
He said to me, "Son of man, eat that which you find. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel."
Revelation 5:1
I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed shut with seven seals.