2 others in the registry answer to the name Darius. Every Darius in the Bible
- verses
- 16
- first named
- Ezra 4:5
- last named
- Zechariah 7:1
- period
- Exile and Return
- tribe
- Persia
Description
Who was Darius?
Darius, mentioned in the books of Ezra, Haggai, and Zechariah, was a king of Persia who played a significant role in the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He is often referred to as Darius I, also known as Darius the Great, who ruled the Persian Empire from 522 to 486 BC.
During the early years of Darius' reign, the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem had been halted due to opposition from the neighboring peoples (Ezr.4.5). However, in the second year of Darius' reign, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah began to prophesy to the Jews, encouraging them to resume the Temple construction (Hag.1.1, 15; Zec.1.1, 7).
When the Persian officials questioned the Jews' authority to rebuild the Temple, they appealed to the decree issued by Cyrus years earlier (Ezr.5.5-7). Darius then ordered a search of the archives, and Cyrus' decree was found (Ezr.6.1). Darius issued a new decree, confirming Cyrus' original order and providing support for the Temple's reconstruction (Ezr.6.12-14).
With Darius' backing, the Jews completed the Temple reconstruction in the sixth year of his reign (Ezr.6.15). This event was a significant milestone in the restoration of Jewish worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
The mention of Darius in these biblical books demonstrates the Persian Empire's role in the history of Israel and the fulfillment of God's plan for His people.
Relations
Direct connections
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The 10 best-attested of 19 are drawn. All 19 are listed below.
Father of
- Ahasuerusregistry, no verse
Site of
Took part in
- Governor And Elders Of The Jews and Elders Of The Jews’ building of House Of GodEzra 6:14
- Sending of ReportEzra 5:6Ezra 5:7
- Word Of Lord — first named at Haggai 2:1Haggai 2:10
- Word Of Lord — first named at Zechariah 7:1Zechariah 7:1
- Word Of Lord CameZechariah 1:1Zechariah 1:7
Stands in the same events as
- LORD4 events
- Word2 events
- Cyrus2 events
- Haggai2 events
- Zechariah2 events
- Zerubbabel1 event
- Joshua1 event
- Artaxerxes1 event
- Shethar-bozenai1 event
- Tattenai1 event
- Chislev1 event
- Shebat1 event
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 16, across 3 books.
Onward
Where this page goes
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Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Ezra 5Darius received Tattenai’s report and was asked to decide the matter.
- Ezra 6Darius ordered the archives searched, renewed Cyrus’s decree, financed the rebuilding, and commanded that the work be carried out with diligence.
- Haggai 2Darius supplies the year by which the second message is dated.
- Zechariah 7Darius was king in whose fourth year the word of the LORD came to Zechariah.
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