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24 As a result, work on the house of God in Jerusalem ceased. This interruption lasted until the second year of the reign of Darius,[a] king of Persia.

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  1. 4:24 The second year…of Darius: that is, 520 B.C.; it marks the beginning of the successful restoration of the Temple, completed within the five years following (5:1–6:18).