Ezra 6:1

CONTENTS

This Chapter relates an event of great joy to the people of God. Darius commands the building to go on. It is finished. They celebrate the Passover, and make a feast of dedication.

Related Commentaries of Ezra 6:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A “house of the rolls” was discovered at Koyunjik, the ancient Nineveh, in 1850 - a set of chambers, i. e., in the palace devoted exclusively to th...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The King's Reply according his Permission tor the Building to be Continued. Ezra 6:1 . a decree: the actual decree does not begin until Ezra 6:8...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Darius: i.e. Darius (Hystaspis). See Chronological Structure and notes (pp 617, 618), and App-67. Babylon. See note on Ezra 5:13 .
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. In the house of the r...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 1. Darius the king — As Darius, the better to fortify his title to the crown, had married two of the daughters of Cyrus, he thought himself...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. Darius the ki...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Completion and Dedication of the Temple This chapter relates the authorisation of the construction of the Temple, and the completion of the work.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 trea...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

NEW DIFFICULTIES MET IN A NEW SPIRIT Ezra 5:3-17 ; Ezra 6:1-5 IT is in keeping with the character of his story of the returned Jews throughou...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Prospered in a Difficult Work Ezra 6:1-22 How much depended on the finding of that roll! But God knew where it was, and led them to discover it...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

There can be no doubt that Tattenai felt that finding such a decree was unlikely, if not impossible. That the search must have been thorough is indic...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Darius the king made a decree ,.... To make inquiry after the edict of Cyrus, to search the public records for it: and search was made in the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. Ver. 1. Then Dariu...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then Darius the king made a decree To search the rolls in Babylon, where search was fairly made; but not finding the edict there, they searched in...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Having received the letter from Tattenai, Darius ordered that a search be made in the archives where the treasures were stored in Babylon.There is no...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Favourable Decree of Darius. B. C. 519....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

EZRA CHAPTER 6 Darius answereth the former letter, Ezra 6:1-7 ; and maketh a new decree, Ezra 6:8-12 . By the help of the adversaries, and th...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The King Initiates A Search And Discovers The Decree Of Cyrus, The Contents Of Which Is Revealed ( Ezra 6:1-5 ). Ezra 6:1 ‘Then Darius the king...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) The search for and discovery of the decree of Cyrus ( Ezra 6:1-5 ). (ii.) The decree of D...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 6:2 . There was found at Achmetha, that is, Ecbatana, the capital of Media, as in the Vulgate, the city where the archives were kept; a ro...
The Biblical Illustrator

And search was made in the house of the rolls. The search for the decree of Cyrus Learn-- 1. Honest and thorough investigation promotes the...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION DISCOVERY OF THE DECREE OF CYRUS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE TEMPLE , AND RECITATION OF ITS EXACT TERMS...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then Darius the king made a decree, he issued an edict or command for this special occasion, and search was made in the house of the rolls, in the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Favorable Decree of Darius
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 2:9 ; Ezekiel 3:1 ; Ezra 4:15 ; Ezra 4:19 ; Ezra 5:17 ; Job 29:16 ; Proverbs 25:2 ; Psalms 40:7 ; Revelation 5:1
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A decree — To search the rolls in Babylon, where search was first made; but not finding the edict there, they searched in Achmetha, or Ecbatana, an...

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.

Related Commentaries of Ezra 6:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezra 6:1