Haggai 1:15

1:15 This took place on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month of King Darius’ second year. ¹ 

Haggai 2:20

Zerubbabel the Chosen One

2:20 Then the Lord spoke again to Haggai ²  on the twenty-fourth day of the month: ³ 

Haggai 2:10

The Promised Blessing

2:10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius’ second year, ⁴  the Lord spoke again to the prophet Haggai: ⁵ 

Haggai 2:18

2:18 ‘Think carefully about the past: ⁶  from today, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, ⁷  to the day work on the temple of the Lord was resumed, ⁸  think about it. ⁹ 

[1:15]  ¹ sn The twenty-fourth day of the sixth month of King Darius’ second year was September 21, 520 b.c., twenty-three days after the original command by Haggai to rebuild (1:1). The text does not state the reason for the delay, but it may have resulted from the pressing need to bring in the late summer harvest.

[2:20]  ² tn Heb “and the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai.” This Hebrew expression is like the one in 2:10 and is slightly different from the one in 1:1, 3; 2:1.

[2:20]  ³ sn Again, the twenty-fourth day of the month was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520 b.c. See v. 10.

[2:10]  ³ sn The twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius’ second year was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520 b.c.

[2:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “the word of the Lord came to Haggai the prophet, saying.” This Hebrew expression is slightly different from the one in 1:1, 3; 2:1.

[2:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “set your heart.” A similar expression occurs in v. 15.

[2:18]  ⁵ sn The twenty-fourth day of the ninth month was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520. See v. 10. Here the reference is to “today,” the day the oracle is being delivered.

[2:18]  ⁶ sn The day work…was resumed. This does not refer to the initial founding of the Jerusalem temple in 536 b.c. but to the renewal of construction three months earlier (see 1:15). This is clear from the situation described in v. 19 which accords with the food scarcities of that time already detailed in Hag 1:10-11.

[2:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “set your heart.” A similar expression occurs in v. 15 and at the beginning of this verse.