19 And I made a decree, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city from of old has risen against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made in it.

17 Therefore, if it seems good to the king, let ^usearch be made in the royal archives there in Babylon, to see whether a decree was issued by Cyrus the king for the rebuilding of this house of God in Jerusalem. And let the king send us his pleasure in this matter.”

The Decree of Darius

1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and ^vsearch was made in Babylonia, in the house of the archives where the documents were stored.