¹⁴ And ^(A)the elders of the Jews were building and succeeding through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. So they built and completed it according to the decree of the God of Israel and the decree ^(B)of Cyrus, ^(C)Darius, and ^(D)Artaxerxes king of Persia. ¹⁵ And this house was brought to completion ^[a]on the third day of the ^(E)month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

¹² Then you will say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Behold, a man whose name is ^[a](A)Branch, and He will ^[b](B)branch out from where He is; and He will ^(C)build the temple of Yahweh. ¹³ Indeed, it is He who will build the temple of Yahweh, and He who will ^(D)bear the splendor and sit and ^(E)rule on His throne. Thus, He will be a ^(F)priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two ^[c]offices.”’