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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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Commentators explain that the 'house of the archives' was a real, organized state library. This is supported by archaeological discoveries, such as a similar chamber of public documents found in ancient Nineveh. These archives stored not only financial treasures but also crucial government records, like the decree from Cyrus that the officials were searching for, grounding the biblical account in historical administrative practices.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
19th Century
Anglican
Made a decree. —Rather, gave an order.
Were laid up. —In the original, laid down, in a ch…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Darius the king made a decree To make inquiry after the edict of Cyrus, to search the public records for it:
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