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 5:13

5:13 But in the first year of King Cyrus of Babylon, ²  King Cyrus enacted a decree to rebuild this temple of God.

Ezra 6:15-16

6:15 They finished this temple on the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth ³  year of the reign of King Darius.

6:16 The people ⁴  of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles ⁵  – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

Ezra 7:11

Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows ⁶  is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. ⁷  Ezra was ⁸  a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

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

[5:13]  ² sn Cyrus was actually a Persian king, but when he conquered Babylon in 539 b.c. he apparently appropriated to himself the additional title “king of Babylon.” The Syriac Peshitta substitutes “Persia” for “Babylon” here, but this is probably a hyper-correction.

[6:15]  ³ sn The sixth year of the reign of Darius would be ca. 516 B.C.

[6:16]  ⁴ tn Aram “sons of.”

[6:16]  ⁵ tn Aram “sons of the exile.”

[7:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “this.”

[7:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.

[7:11]  ⁸ tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.