13 Then Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues(A) 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.(B) They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,(C) Darius, and King Artaxerxes(D) of Persia. 15 This house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar(E) in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

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13 Because of what King Darius had mandated, Tattenai, the Trans-Euphrates Governor, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues carried out his orders quickly.

Progress and Completion

14 And so the Jewish leaders continued their building, and prospered because of the prophecies of Haggai the prophet and Iddo’s son Zechariah. They completed the rebuilding in accordance with the commandment from the God of Israel and the edicts of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, king of Persia. 15 The Temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar during the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

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