Verse Comparison: Ezra 6:1
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
THEN KING Darius [I] decreed, and a search was made in Babylonia in the house where the treasured records were stored.
Contemporary English Version
King Darius ordered someone to go through the old records kept in Babylonia.
Darby English Version
Then king Darius gave orders, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
Good News Bible
So Emperor Darius issued orders for a search to be made in the royal records that were kept in Babylon.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.
New International Version
King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives stored in the treasury at Babylon.
New King James Version
Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then King Darius issued a decree, and ordered a search made in the archives, where kings had stored the treasures in Babylon.
Revised Standard Version
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in Babylonia, in the house of the archives where the documents were stored.
Young's Literal Translation
Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,