Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Kislev. New Living Translation On December 7 of the fourth year of King Darius’s reign, another message came to Zechariah from the LORD. English Standard Version In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. Berean Standard Bible In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev. King James Bible And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; New King James Version Now in the fourth year of King Darius it came to pass that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month, Chislev, New American Standard Bible In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. NASB 1995 In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. NASB 1977 Then it came about in the fourth year of King Darius, that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened that in the fourth year of King Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. Amplified Bible In the fourth year of [the reign of] King Darius [of Persia], the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev (Dec 7, 518 B.C.). Christian Standard Bible In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. Holman Christian Standard Bible In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. American Standard Version And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And it was in the fourth year of Darius the King, the word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon Zechariah on the fourth day in the ninth month, which is Kanun Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass in the fourth year of Darius the king, that the word of the Lord came to Zacharias on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chaseleu. Contemporary English Version On the fourth day of Chislev, the ninth month of the fourth year that Darius was king of Persia, the LORD again spoke to me. Douay-Rheims Bible And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, in the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Casleu. English Revised Version And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev. GOD'S WORD® Translation On the fourth day of the ninth month (the month of Chislev) in Darius' fourth year as king, the LORD spoke his word to Zechariah. Good News Translation In the fourth year that Darius was emperor, on the fourth day of the ninth month (the month of Kislev), the LORD gave me a message. International Standard Version During the fourth year of the reign of King Darius, a message from the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month Kislev. JPS Tanakh 1917 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev; Literal Standard Version And it comes to pass, in the fourth year of Darius the king, a word of YHWH has been to Zechariah, in the fourth of the ninth month, in Chisleu. Majority Standard Bible In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev. New American Bible In the fourth year of Darius the king, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month, Kislev. NET Bible In King Darius' fourth year, on the fourth day of Kislev, the ninth month, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah. New Revised Standard Version In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. New Heart English Bible It happened in the fourth year of king Darayavush that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; World English Bible In the fourth year of King Darius, Yahweh’s word came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of Darius the king hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, in the fourth of the ninth month, in Chisleu. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Call to Justice and Mercy1In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev. 2Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD… Cross References Nehemiah 1:1 These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Zechariah 1:1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying: Zechariah 6:9 The word of the LORD also came to me, saying, Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; the fourth. Zechariah 1:1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, Ezra 6:14,15 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia… Haggai 2:10,20 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, … Chisleu. Nehemiah 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, Jump to Previous Chisleu Chislev Darius Fourth Kislev Month Ninth Word Zechariah Zechari'ahJump to Next Chisleu Chislev Darius Fourth Kislev Month Ninth Word Zechariah Zechari'ahZechariah 7 1. The captives enquire concerning the set fasts.4. Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting. 8. Sin the cause of their captivity. Verse 1-ch. 8:23. - Part II. THE ANSWER TO A QUESTION CONCERNING THE OBSERVANCE OF CERTAIN FASTS. Verses 1-3. - § 1. A deputation comes from Bethel to ask whether a fast instituted in memory of the calamity of Jerusalem was still to be observed. Verse 1. - In the fourth year of King Darius. This happened, then, B.C. 518, nearly two years after the visions had occurred (Zechariah 1:7). In two years more the temple was finished (Ezra 6:15), and the work of rebuilding was now proceeding vigorously; it seemed a fit opportunity for inquiring whether, in this period of comparative prosperity and success, it behoved the people to continue the fast appointed in sadder times. The word of the Lord came. This is the usual formula for introducing a revelation (Zechariah 1:1), but it is here placed in a peculiar position, dividing the date into two parts. Keil connects the last clause, which gives the day of the month, with the next verse; but this is against the traditional accentuation, and is not required by the wording of ver. 2. The prophet first gives the date generally when the word came to him, and then defines it more accurately. Chisleu; Chislev (Nehemiah 1:1). This month corresponded to parts of November and December. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew In the fourthאַרְבַּ֔ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 702: Four year בִּשְׁנַ֣ת (biš·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year of King הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Darius, לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ (lə·ḏā·rə·yā·weš) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1867: Darius -- the name of several person kings the word דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel came וַֽיְהִי֙ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Zechariah זְכַרְיָ֗ה (zə·ḵar·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2148: Zachariah -- the name of a number of Israelites on the fourth בְּאַרְבָּעָ֛ה (bə·’ar·bā·‘āh) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular Strong's 702: Four day of the ninth הַתְּשִׁעִ֖י (hat·tə·ši·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 8671: Ninth (an ordinal number) month, לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month the month of Chislev. בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃ (bə·ḵis·lêw) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3691: The ninth month of the Jewish calendar Links Zechariah 7:1 NIVZechariah 7:1 NLT Zechariah 7:1 ESV Zechariah 7:1 NASB Zechariah 7:1 KJV Zechariah 7:1 BibleApps.com Zechariah 7:1 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 7:1 Chinese Bible Zechariah 7:1 French Bible Zechariah 7:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 7:1 It happened in the fourth year (Zech. 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