Ezra 6:15

15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius, the king.

Ezra 6:15 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 6:15

And this house was finished on the third day of the month
Adar
The twelfth month of the year with the Jews, and answers to part of our February and part of March:

which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king;
four years after the decree came forth.

Ezra 6:15 In-Context

13 Then Tatnai, captain of the other side of the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, speedily did according to that which Darius, the king, had sent.

14 And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered according to the prophecy of Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel and according to the commandment of Cyrus and of Darius and of Artaxerxes, king of Persia.

15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius, the king.

16 And the sons of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the sons of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,

17 and they offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and as the sin of all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.