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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H1867 — דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ
dar.ya.vesh · Darius · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ezra 4:5 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁand are hiring against them counsellors to make void their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even till the reign of Darius king of Persia.Nehemiah 12:22 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁThe Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, are written, heads of fathers, and of the priests, in the kingdom of Darius the Persian.Daniel 9:1 · לְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁIn the first year of Darius, son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who hath been made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,Daniel 11:1 · לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁAnd I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, my standing is for a strengthener, and for a stronghold to him;Haggai 1:1 · לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁIn the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and unto Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, saying:Haggai 1:15 · לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁin the twenty and fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.Haggai 2:10 · לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁOn the twenty and fourth of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:Zechariah 1:1 · לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁIn the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:Zechariah 1:7 · לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁOn the twenty and fourth day of the eleventh month, (it is the month of Sebat,) in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:Zechariah 7:1 · לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁAnd it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of Darius the king hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, in the fourth of the ninth month, in Chisleu.