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Ezra

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Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

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BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

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American Standard Version Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
King James Bible Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
Hebrew Greek English Then King Darius the king made issued a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up stored in Babylon.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then King Darius the king made issued a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up stored in Babylon.