Haggai 2

Haggai 2
Leningrad Codex (AD. 1008) contains the complete copy of Book of Haggai in Hebrew.
Book Book of Haggai
Bible part Old Testament
Order in the Bible part 37
Category Nevi'im

Haggai 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Haggai in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Haggai, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4]

Text

Textual versions

Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:

  • Masoretic Text (10th century)
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC)[5]
    • 4Q77 (4QXIIb): extant: verses 2-4[5]
    • 4Q80 (4QXIIe): extant: verses 18‑21[5]
    • Wadi Murabba'at Minor Prophets (MurXII): extant: verses 1‑9, 11, 13‑24[5]

Ancient translations in Koine Greek:

Structure

NKJV groups this chapter (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

Verse 1

In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying:[6]

The date is October 17, 520 BC in current calendar calculation. In the ancient Jewish calendar this day was the last day of Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles; see Leviticus 23:33-44).[7]

Verse 10

On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, .[8]

The date is December 24, 520 BC in Julian calendar; or December 18, 520 BC in current calendar calculation.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Collins 2014.
  2. ↑ Hayes 2015.
  3. ↑ Metzger, Bruce M., et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
  4. ↑ Keck, Leander E. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Dead Sea Scrolls - Haggai | The Way To Yahuweh". thewaytoyahuweh.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  6. ↑ Haggai 2:1
  7. 1 2 The Nelson Study Bible. Thomas Nelson, Inc. 1997. ISBN 9780840715999. pp. 1514-5.
  8. ↑ Haggai 2:10
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