In these chapters, we move on to the second phase of the book: rebuilding the Temple during Darius I’s reign, covering the years 520-515 B.C. The chapters include a brief narrative at the beginning and end, along with a more detailed documentary section. The first document is an informative letter explaining the responses from the Jewish authorities; the second is a letter from the emperor that includes part of Cyrus’ decree. Once the Temple is finished, Passover is celebrated, and the renewed Temple begins to promote national unity. However, the language is broad and perhaps deliberately so, as if to keep the possibility open for proselytes, which fits Zechariah’s universalist outlook (8:20-23).