# Haggai 2:4

> But now be strong, O Zerubbabel,
declares the LORD.
Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak,
the high priest.
And be strong, all you people of the land,
declares the LORD.
Work! For I am with you,
declares the LORD of Hosts.

— Haggai 2:4, 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

- 1 Chronicles 28:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/28/20
- Deuteronomy 31:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/31/23
- Joshua 1:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/1/9
- Zechariah 8:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/8/9
- 2 Samuel 5:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/10
- 2 Timothy 2:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/2/1
- 1 Chronicles 22:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/22/13
- Haggai 1:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/1/13

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2/4
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).