Bible Explorer · Event · c. 520 BC
Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai question the elders in Jerusalem; their official inquiry prompts King Darius I to search the archives in Ecbatana where Cyrus’s decree is discovered, resulting in imperial funding and severe penalties for any who alter the edict.
Date: c. 520 BC · Note: Crucial Persian archival confirmation allowing the Second Temple to proceed to dedication.
Ezra 5:1-6:12