Ezra 6:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 6:2

The Decree of Darius

1 Then King Darius issued a decree, ^aand a search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.

2 And at¹ Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of ^aMedia, a scroll was found, and in it a record was written thus:

3 In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a ^adecree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits,

4 ^awith three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the ^bexpenses be paid from the king’s treasury.

5 Also let ^athe gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God”—

6 ^aNow therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there.

7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.

Verse Comparison: Ezra 6:2

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American Standard Version
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record:

Amplified® Bible
And at Ecbatana in the capital in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was recorded:

Contemporary English Version
Finally, a scroll was found in Ecbatana, the capital of Media Province, and it said: This official record will show

Darby English Version
And there was found at Achmetha in the fortress that is in the province of Media a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

Good News Bible
But it was in the city of Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found, containing the following record:

King James Version
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

New American Standard Bible
In Ecbatana in the fortress, which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: "Memorandum--

New International Version
A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana in the province of Media, and this was written on it:
Memorandum:

New King James Version
And at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found, and in it a record was written thus:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
In Ecbatana in the fortress, which locates in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: "Memorandum--

Revised Standard Version
And in Ecbat'ana, the capital which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was written: "A record.

Young's Literal Translation
and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that `is' in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it `is':

New English Translation
A scroll was found in the citadel¹ of Ecbatana which is in the province of Media, and it was inscribed as follows: “Memorandum:

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