Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon. Young's Literal Translation {A9986,A116.htm" title="{A9986">Then{A1868.htm" title="{A1868"> Darius{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A4430.htm" title="{A4430"> king{A7761.htm" title="{A7761"> made{A2942.htm" title="{A2942"> a decree{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A1240.htm" title="{A1240"> they sought{A9986.htm" title="{A9986"> in{A1005.htm" title="{A1005"> the house{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> of the{A5609.htm" title="{A5609"> books{A1768.htm" title="{A1768"> of{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A1596.htm" title="{A1596"> treasuries{A5182.htm" title="{A5182"> placed{A8536.htm" title="{A8536"> there{A9986.htm" title="{A9986"> in{A895.htm" title="{A895"> Babylon, King James Bible Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. Hebrew Thusבֵּאדַ֛יִן (bê·ḏa·yin) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 116: Then, thereupon King מַלְכָּ֖א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king Darius דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ (dā·rə·yā·weš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1868: Darius -- two person kings ordered שָׂ֣ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7761: To set, make a search וּבַקַּ֣רוּ ׀ (ū·ḇaq·qa·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1240: To plough, break forth, to inspect, admire, care for, consider of the archives בְּבֵ֣ית (bə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1005: A house stored מְהַחֲתִ֥ין (mə·ha·ḥă·ṯîn) Verb - Hifil - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 5182: To descend, to bring away, deposit, depose in the treasury גִנְזַיָּ֛א (ḡin·zay·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 1596: A treasure of Babylon. בְּבָבֶֽל׃ (bə·ḇā·ḇel) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 895: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city |