Haggai 2:10
Context2:10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius’ second year, 1 the Lord spoke again to the prophet Haggai: 2
Haggai 2:18
Context2:18 ‘Think carefully about the past: 3 from today, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, 4 to the day work on the temple of the Lord was resumed, 5 think about it. 6
1 sn The twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius’ second year was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520
2 tn Heb “the word of the
3 tn Heb “set your heart.” A similar expression occurs in v. 15.
4 sn The twenty-fourth day of the ninth month was Kislev 24 or December 18, 520. See v. 10. Here the reference is to “today,” the day the oracle is being delivered.
5 sn The day work…was resumed. This does not refer to the initial founding of the Jerusalem temple in 536
6 tn Heb “set your heart.” A similar expression occurs in v. 15 and at the beginning of this verse.