Haggai 1:1
in Haggai 1In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
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ASV
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
KJV
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
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This verse in Haggai 1
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
In the second year of Darius - , i. e., Hystaspis. The very first word of prophecy after the captivity betokens that they were restored, not yet as before, yet so, as to be hereafter, more than before. The earthly type, by God’s appointment, was fading away, that the heavenly truth might dawn. The earthly king was withdrawn, to make way for the heavenly.
This site's exposition
In the second year of Darius
on Haggai 1:1-3
The date is exact, the second year of Darius, the sixth month, the first day, and the bench reads the precision itself as a claim: this word came at a datable hour to a datable king, addressed jointly to Zerubbabel the governor and Joshua the high priest, the civil and priestly heads of the returned remnant. Sixteen years had passed since the altar's foundation was laid and the work had stalled under opposition and discouragement. The people's excuse is quoted in their own words, the time is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built, a sentence verse 3's second word from the Lord will spend the chapter answering.
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
Hence it was that his brother being slain by the consent of the nobles, the kingdom came to Darius. He, then, as we may learn from histories, was the third king of the Persians.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
In the state; that was Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, of the house of David, who was commander-in-chief of the Jews, in their return out of captivity. In the church; and that was Joshua the son of Josedech, who was now high priest.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Two months later ("the eighth month," Zec 1:1) Zechariah began to prophesy, seconding Haggai. the Lord--Hebrew, JEHOVAH: God's covenant title, implying His unchangeableness, the guarantee of His faithfulness in keeping His promises to His people. by Haggai--Hebrew, "in the hand of Haggai";
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
In the second year of King Darius This was Darius king of Persia, who succeeded Ahasuerus. We find in Midrash Leviticus Rabbah (13:4) that he was Esther’s son.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
28 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בִּשְׁנַ֤ת | bishnat | in year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| שְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ | shetayim | two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ | ledareyavesh | of Darius | H1867 → | 10 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | |
| בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ | bachodesh | in the month | H2320 → | 284 times |
| הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י | hashishi | <the> sixth | H8345 → | |
| בְּי֥וֹם | beyom | on day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אֶחָ֖ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ | lachodesh | of the month | H2320 → | 284 times |
| הָיָ֨ה | hayah | it came | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| דְבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| חַגַּ֣י | chagai | Haggai | H2292 → | 11 times |
| הַנָּבִ֗יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| זְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל | zerubavel | Zerubbabel | H2216 → | 21 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ | shealtiel | Shealtiel | H7597 → | 9 times |
| פַּחַ֣ת | pachat | [the] governor of | H6346 → | 28 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹצָדָ֛ק | yehotzadak | Jehozadak | H3087 → | 8 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֥ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַגָּד֖וֹל | hagadol | <the> great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
בִּשְׁנַ֤תin year
bishnatH8141 →877 times
שְׁתַּ֙יִם֙two
shetayimH8147 →768 times
לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁof Darius
ledareyaveshH1867 →10 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →
בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙in the month
bachodeshH2320 →284 times
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י<the> sixth
hashishiH8345 →
בְּי֥וֹםon day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
אֶחָ֖דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
לַחֹ֑דֶשׁof the month
lachodeshH2320 →284 times
הָיָ֨הit came
hayahH1961 →3559 times
דְבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּיַד־by [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
חַגַּ֣יHaggai
chagaiH2292 →11 times
הַנָּבִ֗יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
זְרֻבָּבֶ֤לZerubbabel
zerubavelH2216 →21 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙Shealtiel
shealtielH7597 →9 times
פַּחַ֣ת[the] governor of
pachatH6346 →28 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַJoshua
yehoshua'H3091 →218 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹצָדָ֛קJehozadak
yehotzadakH3087 →8 times
הַכֹּהֵ֥ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
הַגָּד֖וֹל<the> great
hagadolH1419 →526 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 7:7accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
it leads to
- Ezra 2:2
accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezra 2:2
Through
Ezra 3:2Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it,…
it leads to
- Matthew 1:12–13
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 3:27
the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
- 1 Chronicles 3:17
The descendants of Jeconiah the captive:
- Matthew 1:12–13
Through
Ezra 2:2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
it leads to
- Haggai 1:14
So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant…
- 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…
- Nehemiah 7:7
accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Haggai 1:14
Through
Haggai 2:10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,
it leads to
- Haggai 2:20
For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,
- Haggai 2:20
Where this verse is studied
3 studies on this verse
On Haggai 1:1
Haggai: the Study Guide
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On Haggai 1:1
The High-Priestly Line
One family carried Israel's altar for a thousand years — until a priest arrived who needed no genealogy and would never die.
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On Haggai 1:1
The Jeconiah Blood Curse
God swore no descendant of Jeconiah would ever reign — yet Matthew runs Messiah's line straight through him; the virgin birth is how both stay true.
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About Haggai
Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonConquestJoshuaMoses' minister and successor, one of the two faithful spies; he led Israel across Jordan, around Jericho, and through the conques…
- PersonReturn from exileZerubbabelGovernor of Judah and grandson of Jeconiah who led the first return and laid the second temple's foundation; Haggai's signet-ring…
- PersonReturn from exile (520 BC)HaggaiProphet of the four dated oracles that restarted the stalled temple (Ezra 5:1; Hag 1:1); promised the latter house a greater glory…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.