So the elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of the prophet Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished their building by command of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia,
Nehemiah 6:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. American Standard Version (1901) So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. Common English Bible So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul. It took fifty-two days. Catholic Public Domain Version Now the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul, in fifty-two days. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the wall was finished the five and twentieth day of the month of Elul, in two and fifty days. |
So the elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of the prophet Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished their building by command of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia,
and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed,
They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.
Know therefore and understand: from the time that the word went out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the time of an anointed prince, there shall be seven weeks, and for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with streets and moat, but in a troubled time.