at Achmetha. or, at Ecbatana, or, in a coffer (Probably from the Persian, kham, 'a house for a summer residence, ' with a prefix, aleph, and the Chaldee termination, that, most likely denotes Ecbatana, as the Vulgate and Josephus read, the summer residence of the Persian monarchs. It was situated in a mountainous region at the foot of mount Orontes, or Jasonius, according to Ammianus, on the southern confines of Media and Persia, and according to Pliny, 750 miles from Seleucia the Great, 20 miles from the Caspian passes, 450 miles from Susa, and the same from Gazae Atropatene, and in lat. 37 deg. 45 min., long. 88 deg., according to Ptolemy. The building of the city is ascribed to Semiramis by Diodorus, but to Deioces by Eusebius, (in Chr. Ezra 1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled... , ) and Herodotus, who states that it was surrounded by seven walls, strong and ample, built in circles one within another, rising each above each by the height of their respective battlements; each being distinguished by a different colour, the first white, the second black, the third purple, the fourth blue, the fifth orange, the sixth plated with silver, and the seventh with gold. The largest of these was nearly the extent of Athens, i.e. 200 furlongs, according to Dion Chrysostom; but Diodorus Siculus states the circumference of Ecbatana to be 250 furlongs. Within the inner circle stood the king's palace and the royal treasury, so much celebrated for its splendour and riches by Polybius. It is highly probable, as D'Anville and Major Rennel suppose, that the present Hamadan, whose ruins attest its former splendour, occupies the site of Ecbatana. It is situated in Al Gebal, at the foot of the lofty mountain Alwend, about 80 leagues from Ispahan, and also from Bagdad.)  |
Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But it was in the fortress of Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found with this record written on it: New American Standard Bible (©1995)
In Ecbatana in the fortress, which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: "Memorandum-- King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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: International Standard Version (©2012)
The following was found written on a scroll in Ecbatana at the summer palace of the province of Media: King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And there was found at Ecbatana, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a scroll, and in it was a record thus written: American King James Version
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: American Standard Version
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: Douay-Rheims Bible
And there was found in Ecbatana, which is a castle in the province of Media, a book in which this record was written. Darby Bible Translation
And there was found at Achmetha in the fortress that is in the province of Media a roll, and therein was a record thus written: English Revised Version
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. Webster's Bible Translation
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and in it was a record thus written: World English Bible
There was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record: Young's Literal Translation
and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it is:
Hebrews 10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
Ezra 5:17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
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But it was in the fortress of Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found with this record written on it: —HCSB
In Ecbatana in the fortress, which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: "Memorandum-- —NASB
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: —KJV
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Capital Citadel Follows Fortress Found Great House Medes Media Palace Province Record Roll Scroll Therein Within Written
Capital Citadel Follows Fortress Found Great House Medes Media Palace Province Record Roll Scroll Therein Within Written
Ezra Chapter 6 Verse 2Alphabetical: A and as citadel Ecbatana follows fortress found in is it Media Memorandum Memorandum- of on province scroll the there this was which written
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