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A “house of the rolls” was discovered at Koyunjik, the ancient Nineveh, in 1850 - a set of chambers, that is, in the palace devoted exclusively to …

Made a decree. —Rather, gave an order.
Were laid up. —In the original, laid down, in a ch…

Then Darius the king made a decree
To make inquiry after the edict of Cyrus, to search the public records for it:

When God's time has come for fulfilling His gracious purposes concerning His church, He will raise up instruments to do it, from whom such good ser…
Albert Barnes
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