23 As soon as the copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates,(A) they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and compelled them by force to stop.

24 Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius(B) king of Persia.

Tattenai’s Letter to Darius

Now Haggai(C) the prophet and Zechariah(D) the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied(E) to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. Then Zerubbabel(F) son of Shealtiel and Joshua(G) son of Jozadak set to work(H) to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

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