Zechariah 7:1

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The Hypocrisy of False Fasting In King Darius’ fourth year, on the fourth day of Kislev, the ninth month, the LORD’s message came to Zechariah.

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  • Neh 1:1 : 1 ¶ A Prayer of Nehemiah These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah:It so happened that in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, I was in Susa the citadel.
  • Zech 1:1 : 1 ¶ Introduction In the eighth month of Darius’ second year, the LORD’s message came to the prophet Zechariah, son of Berechiah son of Iddo:
  • Ezra 6:14-15 : 14 The elders of the Jews continued building and prospering, while at the same time Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo continued prophesying. They built and brought it to completion by the command of the God of Israel and by the command of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 They finished this temple on the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
  • Hag 2:10 : 10 The Promised Blessing On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius’ second year, the LORD’s message came to the prophet Haggai:
  • Hag 2:20 : 20 Zerubbabel the Chosen One Then the LORD spoke to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:

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