KJV ORIGINAL
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, during the sixth year that King Darius ruled.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse marks the historic completion of the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem after years of work and obstacles.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to the completion of the Second Temple in 516 BC, about 70 years after the original temple was destroyed by the Babylonians. The Jewish exiles had returned from Babylon and, despite facing opposition and delays, finally finished rebuilding God's house under the Persian king Darius I. This was a momentous achievement that restored the center of Jewish worship and fulfilled God's promises through the prophets.
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