# Haggai 2:3

> ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’

— Haggai 2:3, 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

- Ezra 3:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/3/12
- Haggai 2:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2/9
- Luke 21:5-6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/21/5

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2/3
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).