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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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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 …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Made a decree. —Rather, gave an order.

Were laid up. —In the original, laid down, in a ch…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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