Zechariah 1:1 — In the eighth month of the second year [of the reign] of Darius [the king of Pe… — AMP | maBible
Read Zechariah 1:1 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Zechariah 1.1, Zechariah 1v1, Za. 1:1. In the eighth month of the second year [of the reign] of Darius [the king of Persia], the word of the Lord came to Zechariah (the Lord remembers) the son of Berechiah,…
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1 In the eighth month of the second year [of the reign] of Darius [the king of Persia], the word of the Lord came to Zechariah (the Lord remembers) the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, [Ezra 5:1]
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I.e. Oct/Nov 520 b.c.
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…