Ezra says the house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. The completion is tied to the building decree and ongoing support. See Ezra 6:15.
In Ezra 6:13–15, the Persian officials who had questioned the rebuilding now carry out King Darius’s orders quickly. Jewish leaders continue building and the work goes well, encouraged by the preaching of Haggai and Zechariah. The writer credits both divine command and Persian royal decrees as the basis that allowed the project to move forward. These verses conclude a longer sequence where opposition to the rebuilding leads not to shutdown but to formal verification. Just before this, the story reports Darius’s response to the inquiry: he confirms Cyrus’s earlier authorization and issues further instructions to support the work (Ezra 6:1–12).
Ezra 6:13–15 closes the “will this rebuilding be stopped?” storyline with a clear outcome: the same Persian officials who investigated the project now enforce the king’s decision quickly.
A common mistake is to treat this as trivia. Names, places, numbers, and sequence details often carry memory, covenant identity, or narrative movement in the biblical story.
Start with Ezra 6:15, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
15This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.