Ezr 4:24-5:2, Hag 2:1, 10, 20, Zec 1:1 | ESV | STEP | Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped , and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia .

i[See ver. 18 above]

Ezra 4:24

24 Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Ezra 5:1-2

Rebuilding Begins Anew

1 Now the prophets, ^aHaggai and ^bZechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. 2 ^cThen Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and ^dJeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and the prophets of God were ^ewith them, supporting them.

Haggai 2:1

The Coming Glory of the Temple

1 ^fIn the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet:

Haggai 2:10

Blessings for a Defiled People

10 ^gOn the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, ^hin the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet,

Haggai 2:20

Zerubbabel Chosen as a Signet

20 The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai ⁱon the twenty-fourth day of the month,

Zechariah 1:1

A Call to Return to the Lord

1 In the eighth month, ^jin the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet ^kZechariah, the son of ^lBerechiah, son of ^mIddo, saying,