1Then king Darius gave orders, and they searched in the library of the books that were laid up in Babylon,


In Context

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

2 And there was found in Ecbatana, which is a castle in the province of Media, a book in which this record was written.

3 In the first year of Cyrus the king: Cyrus the king decreed, that the house of God should be built, which is in Jerusalem, in the place where they may offer sacrifices, and that they lay the foundations that may support the height of threescore cubits, and the breadth of threescore cubits,

Ezra 6:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:1King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives stored in the treasury at Babylon.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:1Then king Darius gave orders, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.