² “Speak now to ^(A)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to ^(B)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say,

The Command to Rebuild the Temple

1 ^(A)In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to ^(B)Zerubbabel the son of ^(C)Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to ^(D)Joshua the son of ^(E)Jehozadak, the high priest:

¹⁴ And ^(A)the Lord stirred up the spirit of ^(B)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of ^(C)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all ^(D)the remnant of the people. And they came and ^(E)worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,

This Day Is Holy

⁹ And Nehemiah, who was ^(A)the governor, and Ezra ^(B)the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, ^(C)“This day is holy to the Lord your God; ^(D)do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law.

⁶³ The ^(A)governor told them that they were not ^(B)to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult ^(C)Urim and Thummim.

⁸ Cyrus king of Persia brought these out in the charge of ^(A)Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to ^(B)Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.