¹ sn The twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius’ second year was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520 b.c.

² sn Again, the twenty-fourth day of the month was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520 b.c. See v. twenty-fourth&tab=notes" ver="">10.

¹ sn The twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month…in Darius’ second year was February 15, 519 b.c.

³ sn The test of strength is adversity, for it reveals how strong a person is. Of course a weak person can always plead adverse conditions in order to quit. This is the twenty-fourth saying.

² sn The twenty-fourth day of the ninth month was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520. See v. twenty-fourth&tab=notes" ver="">10. Here the reference is to “today,” the day the oracle is being delivered.

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 (twenty-fourth&tab=notes" ver="">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.