Zechariah 7:1 meaning and explanation
In 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.
Zechariah 7:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse anchors a prophecy in a precise date: the fourth year of King Darius of Persia, on the fourth day of Chislev, the ninth month in the Hebrew calendar, roughly late autumn. Zechariah is a prophet speaking to the returned exiles in Jerusalem, and the careful dating signals that what follows is a real word for a real moment.
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