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Ezra 5:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be searchb 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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Ezra 6:1‑2• ¹Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
²And 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: (Ezra 6:1‑2)

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A.M. 3485.

B.C. 519.

let there be.

Ezra 4:15,19• ¹⁵That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
¹⁹And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. (Ezra 4:15,19)

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Ezra 6:1‑2• ¹Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
²And 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: (Ezra 6:1‑2)

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Prov. 25:2• ²It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter. (Prov. 25:2)

a decree.

Ezra 6:3‑5• ³In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
⁴With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
⁵And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God. (Ezra 6:3‑5)

• Interestingly, upon receipt of the king’s reply, the adversaries agree to submit to the will of the king, but as to God’s will, that they do not acknowledge (Ezra 5:17). (“The Enemy's Second Letter - Ezra 5:6-17” by N. Simon)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And now, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king’s treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that orders were given by king Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.