American Standard Version
"And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record: "
— Ezra 6:2, American Standard Version
“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:”
“There was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record:”
“A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana which is in the province of Media, and it was inscribed as follows:“Memorandum:”
“And there was found in Ecbatana, which is a castle in the province of Media, a book in which this record was written.”
“And at Achmetha, in the great house of the king in the land of Media, they came across a roll, in which this statement was put on record:”
“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:”
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.
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record:
In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house.
And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place; and thou shalt put them in the house of God.