Ezra.4.24

Ezra 4:24

KJV

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

The Decree of Artaxerxes

Cross References

Ezra 4:23

KJV

¶ Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

The Decree of Artaxerxes

Ezra 5:1

KJV

Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.

Temple Rebuilding Resumes

Ezra 6:14

KJV

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

The Temple Completed

Daniel 9:25

KJV GOD

Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

Gabriel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks

Seventy Weeks and the Messiah

Haggai 1:1

KJV

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

A Call to Rebuild the Temple

Haggai 2:15

KJV GOD

And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord:

Blessings for a Defiled People

Zechariah 1:1

KJV

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

Ezra 4:24

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

The Decree of Artaxerxes

Cross References

The Decree of Artaxerxes

Temple Rebuilding Resumes

The Temple Completed

Gabriel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks

Seventy Weeks and the Messiah

A Call to Rebuild the Temple

Blessings for a Defiled People

A Call to Repentance