Hag 2:21 | TNotes | STEP | 2:21 Zerubbabel, the governor , was a descendant of David through Jehoiachin (1 Chr 3:19 ). Haggai’s affirmation thus overturns the curse on Jehoiachin (Jer 22:24-30 ). However, Zerubbabel abruptly disappears from the biblical record. He was possibly deposed as Judean governor or even executed by King Darius, who was attempting to control his newly acquired empire. The expectations here ascribed to Zerubbabel, and his status as a descendant of David, might have made him a political threat to Darius.

b1 Chr 3:19►

cJer 22:24-30►

‏ Haggai 2:21

2:21 ^a Zerubbabel, the governor, was a descendant of David through Jehoiachin (1 Chr 3:19 ^b). Haggai’s affirmation thus overturns the curse on Jehoiachin (Jer 22:24-30 ^c). However, Zerubbabel abruptly disappears from the biblical record. He was possibly deposed as Judean governor or even executed by King Darius, who was attempting to control his newly acquired empire. The expectations here ascribed to Zerubbabel, and his status as a descendant of David, might have made him a political threat to Darius.