“For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in [...]
“Then, because of the decree King Darius had sent… the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah. They finished building the [...]
“Now Haggai and Zechariah prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. Then Zerubbabel and Joshua set to work to rebuild the house of God in [...]
“As soon as the copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and compelled them by force [...]