# Haggai 2:11

> “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling.

— Haggai 2:11, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 520 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Haggai 1:1 dates itself to the day: the second year of King Darius, the sixth month, the first day. Four of the book's five messages carry their own date.

## Who ruled

- **Darius I**, king of Persia, 522-486 BC · Source: Behistun Inscription, written at his order in three languages; Herodotus III

## See also

- Leviticus 10:10-11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/leviticus/10/10
- Deuteronomy 33:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/33/10
- Malachi 2:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/malachi/2/7

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2/11
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).