# Zechariah 4:9

> “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.

— Zechariah 4:9, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 520-518 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Zechariah 1:1 dates itself by the eighth month of the second year of Darius.

## Who ruled

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

## See also

- Zechariah 6:12-13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/6/12
- Ezra 6:14-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/6/14
- Ezra 5:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/5/16
- Zechariah 6:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/6/15
- Hebrews 12:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/12/2
- Ezra 3:8-13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/3/8
- Zechariah 2:8-9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/2/8
- John 3:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/3/17

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/4/9
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/4
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).