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
10 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 The earthly king was withdrawn, to make way for the heavenly.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
the reign of Darius
on Haggai 1:1-3
The word is dated to the first day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius, and goes to Zerubbabel and Joshua. Verse 2 quotes the people in their own words: “The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD”.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
While you are reflecting upon this thought, meditate upon the mystery that is hidden within it. If we lift up our hands, Jesus triumphs. If we lift up our hands in good works, through our good works, Christ overcomes the devil. Hands, moreover, connote good works, whereupon it is written: "The word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai"; "the word that came by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet." To be sure, the word of the Lord does not come by the hand but by the mouth, but grasp the mysticism of the Scripture. God does not come because of words but because of good works.
"The rejoicings of the Lord are in their throats, and two-edged swords in their hands to execute vengeance upon the nations, chastisements among the people." We must observe how beautiful, how useful these differing expressions are. Earlier he said that the saints rejoice in their …
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 Awakening2 voices
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.
In the second year of Darius the King,.... That is, of Persia; he is spoken of as if he was the only king in the world; and indeed he was the then greatest king in it; and therefore is emphatically called "the king".
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The good success of this sermon, appearing in the people's return and close application to that work, wherein the prophet, in God's name, animated and encouraged them, assuring them that God was with them,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
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";
In the sixth month - Called Elul by the Hebrews. It was the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year, and the last of the civil year, and answered to a part of our September. Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel - Who was son of Jeconiah, king of Judah, and of the family of David, and exercised the post of a governor among the people, but not over them, for both he and they were under the Persian government; but they were permitted to have Zerubbabel for their own governor, and Joshua for their high priest; and these regulated all matters relative to their peculiar political and ecclesiastical government. But it appears from Ezra, Ezr 5:3, that Tatnai, the governor on this side the river, had them under his cognizance. None of their own governors was absolute. The Persians permitted them to live under their own laws and civil regulations; but they always considered them as a colony, over which they had a continual superintendence. Joshua the son of Josedech - And son of Seraiah, who was high priest in the time of Zedekiah, and was carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, 1Ch 6:15. But Seraiah was slain at Riblah, by order of Nebuchadnezzar, 2Ki 25:18-21.
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
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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 9 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Cassiodorus, EXPOSITION OF THE PSALMS 146:6-7; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 46; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.