Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezra 6:1

1 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 .

Either 1. To search the Rolls: Or rather 2. To permit and promote the building of the Temple. And so the following words may be rendred, after search was made, &c. the Hebrew particle, vau, being oft so used, as hath been noted before.

Either 1. In the Kingdom or Empire of Babylon, which he now possessed: Or rather 2. In the City of Babylon, where search was first made, supposing that this Edict which was made presently after Cyrus had taken Babylon, was kept there; but not finding it there, they searched in Ackmetha, and found it there.

Marginal references: Chal. [illegible: 1 word].; Chal. [illegible: 1 word] to [illegible: 1 word].