A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.22 § Darius = "lord" 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) 3) Darius II or Darius III 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)
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dar.ya.vesh · Darius · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ezra 4:5 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁThey hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.Nehemiah 12:22 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁIn the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.Daniel 9:1 · לְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁIn the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—Daniel 11:1 · לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.Haggai 1:1 · לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁIn the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, statingHaggai 1:15 · לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁon the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.Haggai 2:10 · לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁOn the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,Zechariah 1:1 · לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁIn the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:Zechariah 1:7 · לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁOn the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo.Zechariah 7:1 · לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁIn the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.