SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:1
¶ Entonces el rey Darío dio mandamiento, y buscaron en la casa de los libros, donde guardaban los tesoros allí en Babilonia.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ezra 6:1
Verse 1. In the house of the rolls] ayrps tyb beith siphraiya, the house of the books, the king's library. This is the first time we hear of a library.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 1. Then Darius the king made a decree , etc.] To make inquiry after the edict of Cyrus, to search the public records for it: and search was made in the house of the rolls ; or “books” f52 , in a public library or museum: where the treasures were laid up in Babylon ; where things of worth and value were reposited; not only gold, silver, jewels, and precious stones, and things rare and curious, but all sorts of writings relating to the monarchy, and the dominions belonging to it; but it seems it could not be found here, and therefore the king ordered search to be made elsewhere.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-12 - When God's time is come for fulfilling his gracious purposes concernin his church, he will raise up instruments to do it, from whom such goo service was not expected. While our thoughts are directed to thi event, we are led by Zechariah to fix our regard on a nobler, spiritual building. The Lord Jesus Christ continues to lay one ston upon another: let us assist the great design. Difficulties delay the progress of this sacred edifice. Yet let not opposition discourage us for in due season it will be completed to his abundant praise. He shal bring forth the head-stone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grac unto it.
Original Hebrew
באדין 116 דריושׁ 1868 מלכא 4430 שׂם 7761 טעם 2942 ובקרו 1240 בבית 1005 ספריא 5609 די 1768 גנזיא 1596 מהחתין 5182 תמה 8536 בבבל׃ 895
