1 Esdras 6:21-23
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
21 Now therefore, O king, if it seems wise to do so, let search be made in the royal archives of our lord[a] the king that are in Babylon; 22 if it is found that the building of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was done with the consent of King Cyrus, and if it is approved by our lord the king, let him send us directions concerning these things.’
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23 Then Darius commanded that search be made in the royal archives that were deposited in Babylon. And in Ecbatana, the fortress that is in the country of Media, a scroll[b] was found in which this was recorded:
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- 1 Esdras 6:21 Other ancient authorities read of Cyrus
- 1 Esdras 6:23 Other authorities read passage
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