24 It was then that the work on the house of God, which was in Jerusalem, came to a halt; and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of King Da·riʹus of Persia.+

5 But God was watching over* the elders of the Jews,+ and they did not stop them until the report could be sent to Da·riʹus and an official document could be sent back concerning this.

6 It was then that King Da·riʹus issued an order, and they made an investigation in the archives* where the treasures were deposited in Babylon.