Ezra 6:15

Darius

¹³ Then 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.

¹⁴ And 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.

And 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.

¹⁶ And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,

¹⁷ And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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BSB: And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
KJV: And 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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: And 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.
DARBY: And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius.
BLB: And this temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

ÅB: Så ble da dette hus fullt ferdig til den tredje dag i måneden adar i det sjette år av kong Darius' regjering.
OTB: Tempelet ble fullført på den tredje dagen i måneden Adar, i det sjette året av kong Dareios' regjeringstid.
B1930: Så blev da dette hus fullt ferdig til den tredje dag i måneden adar i det sjette år av kong Darius' regjering.

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Esther 3:7
In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
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Esther 9:21
To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
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Esther 3:13
And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
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Esther 9:19
Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
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Esther 9:1
Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
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Esther 8:12
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
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Esther 9:15
For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
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Esther 9:17
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
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