Ezra 6:1 — Bible Verse (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.”

Ezra 6:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 6:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 6:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Darius the king made a decree, and the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon, was searched.”

Ezra 6:1 — World English Bible

Ezra 6:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Ezra 6:1 — American Standard Version

Ezra 6:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Ezra 6:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 6:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Ezra 6:1 — Darby Translation

Ezra 6:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Ezra 6:1 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 6:1 in Context — Ezra 6

1 Alors le roi Darius donna ordre de faire des recherches dans la maison des archives où l’on déposait les trésors à Babylone.

2 Et l’on trouva à Achmetha, capitale de la province de Médie, un rouleau sur lequel était écrit le mémoire suivant:

3 La première année du roi Cyrus, le roi Cyrus a donné cet ordre au sujet de la maison de Dieu à Jérusalem: Que la maison soit rebâtie, pour être un lieu où l’on offre des sacrifices, et qu’elle ait des solides fondements. Elle aura soixante coudées de hauteur, soixante coudées de largeur,

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What Does Ezra 6:1 Mean?

Ezra 6:1 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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