Haggai 1:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Haggai 1:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Haggai 1:1 is a verse from the book of Haggai in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by H..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Haggai 1:1 — KJV
“In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, by: Heb. by the hand of governor: or, captain”
— Haggai 1:1 (KJV)
Haggai 1:1 in Context — About the Book of Haggai
Haggai delivers four dated sermons to people who had stalled rebuilding God's temple for sixteen years while paneling their own houses. His challenge — give careful thought to your ways — reorders priorities, and God's response to renewed obedience is immediate: I am with you; from this day I will bless you.
Cross-References for Haggai 1:1
“Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:1: second, year, darius
“Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:1: word, lord, haggai
“And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:1: came, lord, zerubbabel
“In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:1: second, year, darius
“And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,”
Shares key themes with Haggai 1:1: year, king, month
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