Cross Reference EZRA 4:24 THEN CEASED THE WORK OF THE HOUSE OF GOD WHICH IS AT JERUSALEM SO IT CEASED UNTO THE SECOND YEAR OF THE REIGN OF DARIUS KING OF PERSIA

{Ezra 4:24} Then 116 ceased 989 z8754 the work 5673 of the house 1005 of God 426 which x1768 [is] at Jerusalem. 3390 So x1934 it ceased 989 y1934 z8754 z8750 unto 5705 the second 8648 year 8140 of the reign 4437 of Darius 1868 king 4430 of Persia. 6540

So:
"And I sentª ° messengersª unto¹ them, saying,ª ° I¹ [am] doingª ° a greatª work,ª so that I cannotª °¹ come down:ª ° why¹ should the workª cease,ª ° whilstª I leaveª ° it, and come downª ° to¹ you?" {Neh 6:3} + "For¹ they all¹ made us afraid,ª °¹ saying,ª ° Their handsª shall be weakenedª ° from¹ the work,ª that it be not¹ done.ª ° Now¹ therefore, [O God], strengthenª °¹ my hands.ª" {Neh 6:9} + "That¹ the triumphingª of the wickedª [is] short,ª ¹ and the joyª of the hypocriteª [but] for¹ a moment?ª" {Job 20:5} + "Whereforeª we wouldª ° have comeª ° untoª you,ª evenª Iª Paul,ª ¹ once² ² and² again;ª ¹ ¹ butª Satanª hinderedª ° us.ª" {1Th 2:18}

Darius:
This was Darius Hystaspes, one of the seven princes who slew the usurper Smerdis. He ascended the throne of Persia, am 3483, bc 521, and reigned 36 years. "But the eyeª of their Godª wasª ° uponª the eldersª ° of the Jews,ª that they could notª cause² ° themª to cease,ª ° tillª the matterª cameª ° to Darius:ª and thenª they returned answerª ° by letterª concerningª thisª [matter]." {Ezr 5:5} + "Thenª Dariusª the kingª madeª ° a decree,ª and search² ° was made¹ in the houseª of the rolls,ª whereª ¹ the treasuresª were laid upª ° in Babylon.ª" {Ezr 6:1} + "In the fourª and twentiethª dayª of the sixthª month,ª in the secondª yearª of Dariusª the king.ª" {Hgg 1:15}