KJV ORIGINAL
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then the work on God's temple in Jerusalem stopped. It remained stopped until the second year that Darius was king of Persia.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse explains that the rebuilding of God's temple in Jerusalem came to a complete halt and stayed that way for years until a new Persian king came to power.
📚 Historical Context
The Jewish exiles had returned from Babylon and begun rebuilding the temple around 536 BC, but faced strong opposition from local enemies who convinced the Persian king to stop the work. The construction remained halted for about 15 years until King Darius I took the throne in 522 BC and later allowed the work to resume.
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