Strong H1868H1868Gדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ
Darius
One of the 2 senses of Strong H1868
- Transliteration
- dâreyâvêsh
- Pronunciation
- daw-reh-yaw-vaysh'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.5
Aramaic of dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1867H)
Aramaic of dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1867H)
Meaning of the name
Darius = "lord"
General definition
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1867 : - Darius.
In the biblical story
Darius
Persian king who decreed the rebuilding of the Temple
Darius, king of Persia, issued a decree allowing the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. (Ezr.4.5; Hag.1.1,15; 2.10; Zec.1.1,7; 7.1; Ezr.4.24; 5.5,6,7; 6.1,12,13,14,15)
In the Bible
Strong H1868G appears in 9 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- darius9
First verses
- Ezra 4:24Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- Ezra 5:5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
- Ezra 5:6The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
- Ezra 5:7They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
- Ezra 6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
- Ezra 6:12And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
- Ezra 6:13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar–boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
- Ezra 6:14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
- Ezra 6:15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.