Ezra 6:1

Then Darius. The request of Tatnai, deputy satrap of “Beyond the River,” received the immediate attention of Darius (Ezra 5:17). Made a decree. Preferably, “gave an order,” since a “decree” was not necessary in order to have a search made in the royal archives for the document. House of the rolls. Literally, “in the house of the books,” that is, the royal library or archives. On the observation that the “treasures” were kept there, see on Ezra 5:17. In Babylon. Tatnai seems to have received the impression from the Jews during his visit in Jerusalem that the original document would probably be found in the royal archives at Babylon. He had suggested, therefore, that Babylon was the place where the search should be made (Ezra 5:17). Darius followed this suggestion and had a search made at Babylon, which, however, proved to be fruitless.