John Gill Commentary Ezra 6:1

"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." — Ezra 6:1 (ASV)

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

and search was made in the house of the rolls ;
or "books" ^F18 , in a public library or museum:

where the treasures were laid up in Babylon ;
where things of worth and value were reposited; not only gold, silver, jewels, and precious stones, and things rare and curious, but all sorts of writings relating to the monarchy, and the dominions belonging to it; but it seems it could not be found here, and therefore the king ordered search to be made elsewhere.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F18: (ayrpo tybb) , (en taiv biblioyhkaiv) , Sept. "in bibliotheca", V. L. "in bibliotheca librorum", Tigurine version; "in domo librorum", Pagninus, Montanus.