Darius
King of Persia (EZR 4:5)
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Names
Titles
- King of Persia — מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס melek paras “king [of] Persia” (H6539) · βασιλέως Περσῶν basiléōs Persō̂n — Ezra 4:5
- King Darius — דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מַלְכָּא darəyavas maləkha “Darius King” · Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς Darei͂os o̔ basileùs “Darius the king” (G935) — Ezra 6:1
- King of Assyria — מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ melek asur “king [of] Assyria” (H804) · βασιλέως Ασσουρ basiléōs Assour “king of Assyria” — Ezra 6:22
- Darius the Persian — דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ הַפָּֽרְסִֽי darəyes haparəsiy “Darius the Persian” (H6542) · Δαρείου τοῦ Πέρσου Dareíou toû Pérsou “Darius the Persian” — Nehemiah 12:22
Dated events
- Darius's reign as king over Persia begins — 3,440 AH · 521 BC (Ussher)
- Temple reconstruction is stopped — 3,440 AH · 522 BC (Ussher)
- Darius decreed construction of the Temple can continue — 3,442 AH · 519 BC (Ussher)
- Darius's reign as king over Persia ends — 3,476 AH · 486 BC
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.