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HOUSE OF THE ARCHIVES*

Building used for storage of records, annals, and decrees; a common structure in Near Eastern nations in the second millennium BC (Ezr 5:17–6:1 OET EZR 5:17 · OET EZR 6:1). In the archives at Ecbatana, a summer resort for Persian kings, King Darius (521–486 BC) found an edict of Cyrus (559–530 BC) that entitled the Jews to begin reconstruction of the Jerusalem temple following the exile (Ezr 6:2). On the basis of that edict, Darius gave his support to renewed reconstruction efforts, which had been halted for 16 years due to local opposition (cf. Hg 1:1; Zec 1:1).

Show passage in OET: EZR 5:17; EZR 6:1

OET-RV EZR 5:17

17 So now, if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the records in the king’s treasure house there in Bavel, if it’s correct that a decree was set by King Koresh to rebuild this house of God in Yerushalem (Jerusalem). Then let the king send his decision on this matter back to us.”

OET-RV EZR 6:1

6 So King Dareyavesh (Darius) ordered that a search be conducted in all the archives where treasures had been deposited there in Bavel (Babylon),

OET-LV EZR 5:17

17 And_now if to Oh/the_king it_is_good let _it _be _searched in_house _of the _treasures of Oh/the_king there which are_in_Bāⱱel whether there is_that from Kōresh Oh/the_king a _decree it _was _made to_build the _house _of the_god this in_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) and_the _will _of Oh/the_king concerning this let _him _send to_us.

OET-LV EZR 6:1

6 In_then Dārəyāvesh Oh/the_king he _made a _decree and_they _searched in_house _of the _books where the_treasures were_deposited there in_Bāⱱel.

Show passage in OET: EZR 6:2

OET-RV EZR 6:2

2 and one scroll was found in the fortress at Ahmeta in the province of Maday (Media), and this record had been made:

OET-LV EZR 6:2

2 And_it _was _found in_ʼAḩmətāʼ in_the_citadel which is_in_Māday the_province a _scroll one and_thus/so/as _follows it _was _written in_midst _of_its (the)_memorandum.

Show passage in OET: HAG 1:1

OET-RV HAG 1:1

1 In Dareyavesh’s (Darius’) second year as king of Paras (Persia), on the 1st of the sixth month, the prophet Hagay brought Yahweh’s message to the governor of Yehudah (Judah), Zerubavel (Shealtiyel’s son), and to the high priest, Yehoshua (Joshua) (Yehotsadak’s son), telling them that

OET-LV HAG 1:1

1 In_year two of_Dārəyāvesh the_king in_month the_sixth in/on_day one of_month the _message _of YHWH it _came by_the _hand _of Ḩaggay the_prophet to Zərubāⱱel the _son _of Shəʼaltiy^ʼēl the _governor _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_near/to Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) the _son _of Yəhōʦādāq/(Jehozadak) the_priest/officer (the)_great to_say.

Show passage in OET: ZEC 1:1

OET-RV ZEC 1:1

1 In the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Persian King Dareyavesh (Darius), Yahweh spoke through the prophet Zekaryah (Zechariah) (Zekaryah, son of Ido’s son Berekyah) saying,

OET-LV ZEC 1:1

1 In_month (the)_eighth in_year two of_Dārəyāvesh the _message _of YHWH it _came to Zəkar^yāh the _son _of Berek^yāh the _son _of ˊIddō the_prophet to_say.

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