In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Ashur took Shomron, and carried Yisra'el away to Ashur, and placed them in Chalach, and on the Chavor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Madai.
Ezra 6:2 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) There was found at Achmeta, in the palace that is in the province of Madai, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And at Ecbatana in the capital in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was recorded: American Standard Version (1901) 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: Common English Bible But a scroll was found in Ecbatana, the capital of the province of Media, on which was written the following: A memorandum— Catholic Public Domain Version And there was found at Ecbatana, which is a fortified place in the province of Media, one volume, and this record was written in it: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was found in Ecbatana, which is a castle in the province of Media, a book in which this record was written. |
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Ashur took Shomron, and carried Yisra'el away to Ashur, and placed them in Chalach, and on the Chavor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Madai.
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Bavel, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Koresh the king to build this house of God at Yerushalayim; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Then I said, 'Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.'*