Haggai 2:10 (KJV)

Passage

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,

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.

Haggai 2:9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.

Haggai 2:10 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,

Haggai 2:11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Haggai 2:12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "four", "twentieth", "ninth", "month", "second", "year", "darius", and "came". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "four" and "twentieth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "The glory of this latter house shall..." into verse 11's "Thus saith the LORD of hosts Ask...", so "four" and "twentieth" belong inside that flow. In Haggai context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "four" and "twentieth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.