Ezra 6:1

In 11 translations

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.rolls: Chaldee, bookslaid up: Chaldee, made to descend

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.

LSV

Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the scrolls of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,

YLT

Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,

DBY

Then king Darius gave orders, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

DRC

Then king Darius gave orders, and they searched in the library of the books that were laid up in Babylon,

GNV

Then King Darius gaue commandement, and they made search in the librarie of the treasures, which were there layd vp in Babel.

JPS

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.

LXXE

Then Darius the king made a decree, and caused a search to be made in the record-offices, where the treasure is stored in Babylon.

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WLC

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

LXX-Br

Τότε Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς ἔθηκε γνώμην, καὶ ἐπεσκέψατο ἐν ταῖς βιβλιοθήκαις ὅπου ἡ γάζα κεῖται ἐν Βαβυλῶνι.

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• Ezra 5:17Now, 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…
• Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
• Ezra 4:15that 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.…
• Jeremiah 36:29You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land…
• Jeremiah 36:32Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many…
• Psalms 40:7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:
• Ezra 4:19I 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.
• Revelation 5:1Then 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.
• Jeremiah 36:20–23So 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. Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it…
• 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. Perhaps when the people of…
• Ezekiel 2:9Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
• Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
• Ezekiel 3:1“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”

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