Ezra 4:24

4:24 So the work on the temple of God in Jerusalem came to a halt. It remained halted until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia. ¹ 

Ezra 5:5-6

5:5 But God was watching over ²  the elders of Judah, and they were not stopped ³  until a report could be dispatched ⁴  to Darius and a letter could be sent back concerning this.

5:6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and his colleagues who were the officials of Trans-Euphrates sent to King Darius.

Ezra 6:1

Darius Issues a Decree

6:1 So Darius the king issued orders, and they searched in the archives ⁵  of the treasury which were deposited there in Babylon.

Ezra 6:13

The Temple Is Finally Dedicated

6:13 Then Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues acted accordingly – with precision, just as Darius the king had given instructions. ⁶ 

Ezra 6:15

6:15 They finished this temple on the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth ⁷  year of the reign of King Darius.

[4:24]  ¹ sn Darius I Hystaspes ruled Persia ca. 522–486 b.c.

[5:5]  ² tn Aram “the eye of their God was on.” The idiom describes the attentive care that one exercises in behalf of the object of his concern.

[5:5]  ³ tn Aram “they did not stop them.”

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Aram “[could] go.” On this form see F. Rosenthal, Grammar, 58, §169.

[6:1]  ³ tn Aram “the house of the archives.”

[6:13]  ⁴ tn Aram “sent.”

[6:15]  ⁵ sn The sixth year of the reign of Darius would be ca. 516 B.C.