¹⁴ And ^(A)the elders of the Jews were building and succeeding through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. So they built and completed it according to the decree of the God of Israel and the decree ^(B)of Cyrus, ^(C)Darius, and ^(D)Artaxerxes king of Persia. ¹⁵ And this house was brought to completion ^[a]on the third day of the ^(E)month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

⁹ “The hands of Zerubbabel have ^(A)laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will ^(B)finish it. Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to ^[a]you.