Haggai 1:15 (LSB)

Passage

on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of Darius the king.

Nearby Context

Haggai 1:13 Then Haggai, the messenger of Yahweh, spoke by the commissioned message of Yahweh to the people saying, “‘I am with you,’ declares Yahweh.”

Haggai 1:14 So Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work on the house of Yahweh of hosts, their God,

Haggai 1:15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of Darius the king.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "twenty-fourth", "sixth", "month", "second", "year", "darius", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "twenty-fourth" and "sixth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "So Yahweh stirred up the spirit of...", giving immediate footing for "twenty-fourth" and "sixth". In Haggai context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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