Ezra 5:1 - Easy To Read Version1 At that time, the prophets Haggai {\cf2\super [25]} and Zechariah son of Iddo {\cf2\super [26]} began to prophesy {\cf2\super [27]} in the name of God. They encouraged the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 NOW THE prophets, Haggai and Zechariah son [grandson] of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, Whose [Spirit] was upon them. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they unto them. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible1 Then the prophet Haggai and the prophet Zechariah, Iddo’s son, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of Israel’s God who was over them. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version1 Now Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, prophesying to the Jews who were in Judea and Jerusalem, prophesied in the name of the God of Israel. Ver Capítulo |
So the Jewish elders (leaders) continued to build. And they were successful as Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo encouraged them. Those people finished building the temple. This was done to obey the command of the God of Israel. It was also done to obey the orders that Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, the kings of Persia, gave.