Ezra 6:15

Translations

Modern

And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

Traditional

And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

Literal

And this temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

Latin

…et compleverunt domum Dei istam, usque ad diem tertium mensis Adar, qui est annus sextus regni Darii regis.

Original

Hebrew

English

And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

Notes

Ezra 6:15

Israel's second temple was completed about seventy years after Nebuchadnezzar destroyed it in 586 BC. Herod the Great remodeled and expanded this temple during the time of Christ. The temple stood for about 585 years until the Roman army, led by Titus, destroyed it in AD 70.

Theme notes and profiles

Cyrus II Zerubbabel Completion of the Second Temple

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People

Adar: The twelfth month of the Hebrew religious calendar Darius: Persian king who decreed the rebuilding of the Temple

Glossary

Adar (Month) Aramaic Book of Ezra Book of Jeremiah Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Darius First Book of Esdras History of Israel Jerusalem Persia, Persians Postexilic Period Temple

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Adar: Twelfth Month in Jewish Calendar Industry: Jewish Elders Liberality: Jews After the Captivity Month: Adar (March): Second Temple Finished In Months: Names of the Twelve: Twelfth, Adar Temple: The Second: Dedicated Temple: The Second: Finished the Second Temple: Finished the Third of the Twelfth Month in the Sixth Year of

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