Made a decree. — Rather, gave an order.
Were laid up. — In the original, laid down, in a chamber for the storing of documents and other treasures.
Made a decree. — Rather, gave an order.
Were laid up. — In the original, laid down, in a chamber for the storing of documents and other treasures.
1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls,a where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.