But God was watching[a] over(A) the Jewish elders. These men wouldn’t stop them until a report was sent to Darius, so that they could receive written instructions about this matter.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 5:5 Lit But the eye of their God was

But the eye of their God(A) was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.

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Darius’s Search

King Darius gave the order, and they searched(A) in the library of Babylon in the archives.[a](B)

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  1. Ezra 6:1 Lit Babylon where the treasures were stored

The Decree of Darius

King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives(A) stored in the treasury at Babylon.

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