Ezra 4:24
As a result, work on the Temple of God in Jerusalem ceased and did not begin again until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia.
Haggai 1:15
This took place on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month of the second year of the reign of King Darius.
Ezra 5:5
But God watched over the Jewish leaders, who could not be forced to stop working until Darius received a report and responded in reply.
Ezra 6:1
Then King Darius issued an order to search the Hall of Records where the Babylonian archives were stored.
Nehemiah 6:3
So I sent messengers to them, replying "I am involved in a great endeavor, so I can't leave. Why should the work stop while I leave it to come down to you?"
Nehemiah 6:9
For they all were trying to make us afraid by saying, "Their hands will become tired from laboring, so the work won't be completed." "Therefore, LORD, strengthen my hands!"
Job 20:5
The wicked triumph only briefly; the joy of the godless is momentary.
1 Thessalonians 2:18
That is why we wanted to come to you. Certainly I, Paul, wanted to come time and again, but Satan blocked our way.