Ezra 4:5
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5 They also bribed officials to act against them to frustrate their plans(A) throughout the reign of King Cyrus of Persia and until the reign of King Darius of Persia.(B)
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Ezra 4:24
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Rebuilding of the Temple Resumed
24 Now the construction of God’s house in Jerusalem had stopped and remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia.(A)
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Ezra 5:5-7
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5 But God was watching[a] over(A) the Jewish elders. These men wouldn’t stop them until a report was sent to Darius, so that they could receive written instructions about this matter.
The Letter to Darius
6 This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius. 7 They sent him a report, written as follows:
To King Darius:
All greetings.
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- 5:5 Lit But the eye of their God was
Ezra 6:1
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Darius’s Search
6 King Darius gave the order, and they searched(A) in the library of Babylon in the archives.[a](B)
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- 6:1 Lit Babylon where the treasures were stored
Ezra 6:12-15
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12 May the God who caused his name to dwell there(A) overthrow any king or people who dares[a] to harm or interfere with this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out diligently.
13 Then Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues(B) diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed. 14 So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo.(C) They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,(D) Darius, and King Artaxerxes(E) of Persia. 15 This house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar(F) in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
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- 6:12 Lit who stretches out its hand
Nehemiah 12:22
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22 In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded while Darius the Persian ruled.
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Haggai 1:1
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Command to Rebuild the Temple
1 In the second year of King Darius,[a](A) on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet(B) Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,(C) the governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest:(D)
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- 1:1 King of Persia reigned 522–486 BC
Haggai 1:15
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15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.
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Haggai 2:10
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From Deprivation to Blessing
10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Haggai:
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Zechariah 7:1
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Disobedience and Fasting
7 In the fourth year of King Darius,(A) the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev.
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