Strong's Lexicon So the Jewish יְהוּדָיֵא֙ (yə·hū·ḏā·yê) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3062: 1) Jew elders וְשָׂבֵ֤י (wə·śā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7868: 1) to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed 1a) (P'al) elders (subst) built בָּנַ֣יִן (bā·na·yin) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1124: 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built and prospered וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין (ū·maṣ·lə·ḥîn) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6744: 1) to prosper 1a) (Aphel) 1a1) to cause to prosper 1a2) show prosperity, be prosperous, have success, be successful through the prophesying בִּנְבוּאַת֙ (bin·ḇū·’aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5017: 1) prophesying of Haggai חַגַּ֣י (ḥag·gay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2292: Haggai = 'festive' 1) 10th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity the prophet (נְבִיָּ֔א) (nə·ḇî·yā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's Hebrew 5029: 1) prophet and Zechariah וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה (ū·zə·ḵar·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2148: Zechariah = 'Jehovah remembers' 1) 11th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel 2) king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II 3) son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation 4) one of the sons of Jehiel 5) a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David 6) one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat 7) son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple 8) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah 9) the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra 10) son of Bebai 11) one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people 12) one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity 13) ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai 14) a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah 15) a priest, son of Pashur 16) the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above 17) one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah 18) a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser 19) one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom 20) son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel 21) 4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari 22) a Manassite, father of Iddo 23) father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit 24) one of the sons of Jehoshaphat 25) a prophet in the reign of Uzziah, who appears to have acted as the king's counsellor, but of whom nothing is known 26) father of Abijah or Abi, Hezekiah's mother 27) one of the family of Asaph in the reign of Hezekiah 28) one of the rulers of the temple in the reign of Josiah 29) son of Jeberechiah who was taken by the prophet Isaiah as one of the 'faithful witnesses to record' when he wrote concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz son בַּר־ (bar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1247: 1) son of Iddo. עִדּ֑וֹא (‘id·dō·w) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5714: Iddo = 'His witness' 1) father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon 2) grandfather of the prophet Zechariah 3) a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah 5) a seer in the time of king Jeroboam of the northern kingdom of Israel 6) son of Zechariah, ruler of the tribe of Manasseh in the time of David 7) a chief of the temple slaves who assembled at Casiphia at the time of the 2nd caravan from Babylon They finished וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ (wə·šaḵ·li·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3635: 1) to finish, complete 1a) (Shaphel) to finish 1b) (Ishtaphel) to be completed building וּבְנ֣וֹ (ū·ḇə·nōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1124: 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built according to מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4481: 1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 1a) from, out of (of place) 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 1c) from (of time) 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons) the command טַ֙עַם֙ (ṭa·‘am) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2941: 1) taste, judgment, command 1a) taste 1b) judgment, discretion 1c) report 1d) command of the God אֱלָ֣הּ (’ĕ·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 426: 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3479: Israel = 'God prevails' 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile and the decrees וּמִטְּעֵם֙ (ū·miṭ·ṭə·‘êm) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's Hebrew 2942: 1) decree, taste, judgment, command 1a) taste 1b) judgment, discretion 1c) report 1d) command of Cyrus, כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ (kō·w·reš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3567: Cyrus = 'posses thou the furnace' 1) the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem Darius, וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ (wə·ḏā·rə·yā·weš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1868: Darius = 'lord' 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as 'Astyages' the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H01867 (1)) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (2)) 3) Darius II or Darius III 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC) and Artaxerxes, וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא (wə·’ar·taḥ·šaśt) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 783: Artaxerxes = 'I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter' 1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC kings מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4430: 1) king of Persia. פָּרָֽס׃ (pā·rās) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6540: Persia = 'pure' or 'splendid' 1) the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south 1a) Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania Persian = see Persia 'pure' or 'splendid' 2) the people of the Persian empire Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. 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Holman Christian Standard Bible So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia. New American Standard Bible And the elders of the Jews were successful in building through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. King James Bible And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished [it], according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. Parallel Verses New International Version So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. New Living Translation So the Jewish elders continued their work, and they were greatly encouraged by the preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. The Temple was finally finished, as had been commanded by the God of Israel and decreed by Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, the kings of Persia. English Standard Version And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia; New American Standard Bible And the elders of the Jews were successful in building through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. King James Bible And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. Holman Christian Standard Bible So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia. International Standard Version And so the Jewish leaders continued their building, and prospered because of the prophecies of Haggai the prophet and Iddo's son Zechariah. They completed the rebuilding in accordance with the commandment from the God of Israel and the edicts of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, king of Persia. NET Bible The elders of the Jews continued building and prospering, while at the same time Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo continued prophesying. They built and brought it to completion by the command of the God of Israel and by the command of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia. American Standard Version And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. English Revised Version And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. Young's Literal Translation and the elders of the Jews are building and prospering through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, and they have built and finished by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. Cross References Ezra 1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Ezra 4:24 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. Ezra 5:1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. Ezra 5:2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them. Ezra 5:13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. Ezra 6:12 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed. Ezra 7:1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, Haggai 1:1 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, Zechariah 1:1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, Zechariah 1:16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Zechariah 4:9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. 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