Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the c
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
I issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient
Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.