And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written:
Ver. 2. And there was found at Achmetha] Or Ecbatana. This was occasioned by the malice of the Jews' adversaries, and proved a great furtherance to the finishing of the temple. Sic canes lingunt ulcera Lazari. So dogs licked the sores of Lazarus. All things work together for good to them that love God, Romans 8:28. Venenum aliquando pro remedio fuit, At length a poison will be for a medicine. saith Seneca.