²⁴ Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius^(A) king of Persia.

Tattenai’s Letter to Darius

5 Now Haggai^(B) the prophet and Zechariah^(C) the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied^(D) to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. ² Then Zerubbabel^(E) son of Shealtiel and Joshua^(F) son of Jozadak set to work^(G) to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

¹⁴ So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching^(A) of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,^(B) Darius^(C) and Artaxerxes,^(D) kings of Persia.