דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ

dar.ya.veshDarius
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man15 occurrences2 books15 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Darius: Mede who became Emperor over Babylon
  • Darius: Persian king who decreed the rebuilding of the Temple

Definition

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1867
Traditional renderings: Darius.

Glossary entries

Darius

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Ezra 4:24דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ · of Darius
    Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
  2. Ezra 5:5לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ · to Darius
    But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
  3. Ezra 5:6דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁ · Darius
    This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
  4. Ezra 5:7לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ · Darius
    The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.
  5. Ezra 6:1דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ · Darius
    Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.
  6. Ezra 6:12דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ · Darius
    May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.
  7. Ezra 6:13דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ · Darius
    In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.
  8. Ezra 6:14וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ · Darius
    So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
  9. Ezra 6:15דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ · Darius
    And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
  10. Daniel 5:31וְדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ · and Darius
    …and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
  11. Daniel 6:1דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ · Darius
    Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
  12. Daniel 6:6דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ · Darius
    So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!
  13. Daniel 6:9דָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁ · Darius
    Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
  14. Daniel 6:25דָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁ · Darius
    Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
  15. Daniel 6:28דָּרְיָ֑וֶשׁ · of Darius
    So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.