The Command to Build God’s House
1 In athe second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by bHaggai the prophet to cZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to dJoshua the son of eJehozadak, the high priest, saying,
2 “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.” ’ ”
3 Then the word of the Lord acame by Haggai the prophet, saying,
4 “Is it atime for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this1 temple to lie in ruins?”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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