King James Version

What Does Haggai 1:14 Mean?

And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

Context

12

Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.

13

Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.

14

And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

15

In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**6. standing before the river--**Ulai. It was at the "river" Granicus that Alexander fought his first victorious battle against Darius, 334 B.C.

Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.

Historical Context

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