# Haggai 2:8

> The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,
declares the LORD of Hosts.

— Haggai 2:8, 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

- Psalms 50:10-12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/50/10
- Psalms 24:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/24/1
- 1 Chronicles 29:14-16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/29/14
- Isaiah 60:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/60/17
- Isaiah 60:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/60/13
- 1 Kings 6:20-35 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/6/20

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2/8
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).