Darius

King of Persia

A written article for Darius is still to come. Below and alongside: where Darius appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 600 BC
    400 BC
  • Life and Reign of Darius the Great
    550 BC to 486 BC

Original word

  • דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ darius
    H1867

Where Darius appears in Scripture

Ezra 4

וְסֹֽכְרִים עֲלֵיהֶם יֽוֹעֲצִים לְהָפֵר עֲצָתָם כָּל-יְמֵי כּוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס וְעַד-מַלְכוּת דָּֽרְיָוֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ-פָּרָֽס׃
5
And hired counsellers against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Nehemiah 12

הַלְוִיִּם בִּימֵי אֶלְיָשִׁיב יֽוֹיָדָע וְיֽוֹחָנָן וְיַדּוּעַ כְּתוּבִים רָאשֵׁי אָבוֹת וְהַכֹּהֲנִים עַל-מַלְכוּת דָּֽרְיָוֶשׁ הַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃
22
The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

Daniel 9

בִּשְׁנַת אַחַת לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ בֶּן-אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ מִזֶּרַע מָדָי אֲשֶׁר הָמְלַךְ עַל מַלְכוּת כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃
1
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

Daniel 11

וַאֲנִי בִּשְׁנַת אַחַת לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הַמָּדִי עָמְדִי לְמַחֲזִיק וּלְמָעוֹז לֽוֹ׃
1
Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

Haggai 1

בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשִּׁשִּׁי בְּיוֹם אֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה בְּיַד-חַגַּי הַנָּבִיא אֶל-זְרֻבָּבֶל בֶּן-שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל פַּחַת יְהוּדָה וְאֶל-יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן-יְהוֹצָדָק הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל לֵאמֹֽר׃
1
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
בְּיוֹם עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ בַּשִּׁשִּׁי בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
15
In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

Haggai 2

בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה לַתְּשִׁיעִי בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הָיָה דְּבַר-יְהוָה אֶל-חַגַּי הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹֽר׃
10
In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Zechariah 1

בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה אֶל-זְכַרְיָה בֶּן-בֶּרֶכְיָה בֶּן-עִדּוֹ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹֽר׃
1
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
בְּיוֹם עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה לְעַשְׁתֵּֽי-עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ הוּא-חֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה אֶל-זְכַרְיָה בֶּן-בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ בֶּן-עִדּוֹא הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹֽר׃
7
Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

Zechariah 7

וַֽיְהִי בִּשְׁנַת אַרְבַּע לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה אֶל-זְכַרְיָה בְּאַרְבָּעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁעִי בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃
1
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;