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Haggai 1:15
on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text dates the resumption of temple construction by Zerubbabel, Joshua, and the remnant. It marks the specific moment when the people, stirred by the LORD, began rebuilding the house of the LORD.
The words — The Hebrew terms Yom (day) and SheTaYim (two) anchor the chronological marker. Together with the surrounding numerals and temporal nouns, they establish the precise calendar date of the event.
The thread — This chronological formula recurs throughout Haggai to mark prophetic utterances and historical events. Similar dated references appear in Haggai 1:1, Haggai 2:1, and Haggai 2:10.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to recognize that divine commands and human obedience occur within recorded history. It demands attention to the exact timing of God's intervention and the people's response.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
Cross-references
- Haggai 1:1 In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
- Haggai 2:1 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
- Haggai 2:10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,
- Haggai 2:20 For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,