Haggai 1:1 — In the second year of Darius the king [of Persia], on the first day of the sixt… — AMP | maBible

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1 In the second year of Darius the king [of Persia], on the first day of the sixth month (Aug 29, 520 b. c.), the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,

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Darius the Great ruled Persia (capital city, Persepolis) from 522-486 b.c. He was an avid builder who used paid workers for his projects instead of slaves, a concept which at that time was revolutionary. He was a gifted visionary, and an energetic king whose social and economic goals endured and gr…

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