17 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.

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17 Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, (A)let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter.

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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.

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The Decree of Darius

Then King Darius issued a decree, (A)and a search was made in the [a]archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:1 Lit. house of the scrolls