# Zechariah 7:1

> In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.

— Zechariah 7:1, 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

- Nehemiah 1:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/1/1
- Ezra 6:14-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/6/14
- Zechariah 1:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/1/1

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/7/1
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/7
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).