17 So if it pleases the king, let a search of the royal archives[a] in Babylon be conducted to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem.(A) Let the king’s decision regarding this matter be sent to us.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 5:17 Lit treasure house

17 Now if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives(A) of Babylon to see if King Cyrus did in fact issue a decree to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

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Darius’s Search

King Darius gave the order, and they searched(A) in the library of Babylon in the archives.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:1 Lit Babylon where the treasures were stored

The Decree of Darius

King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives(A) stored in the treasury at Babylon.

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