Discovery BoxEzra 4:24 
Context4:24 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 7:7
Context7:7 In the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, Ezra brought 2 up to Jerusalem 3 some of the Israelites and some of the priests, the Levites, the attendants, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants.
1 sn Darius I Hystaspes ruled Persia ca. 522–486
2 tc The translation reads the Hiphil singular וַיַּעֲל (vayya’al, “he [Ezra] brought up”) rather than the Qal plural וַיַּעַלוּ (vayya’alu, “they came up”) of the MT.
tn Heb “he brought”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
