The Command to Rebuild the Temple

1 ^aIn the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to ^bZerubbabel the son of ^cShealtiel, governor of Judah, and to ^dJoshua the son of ^eJehozadak, the high priest: 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.” 3 Then the word of the Lord came ^fby the hand of Haggai the prophet, 4 ^g“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while ^hthis house lies in ruins?

6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: ⁿYet once more, in a little while, ^oI will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. 7 And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and ^pI will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. 8 ^qThe silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts. 9 ^rThe latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And ^sin this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’”