Haggai 2:18
Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it.
Cross-reference
In Haggai 2:15, the same call to 'give careful thought' appears, referring to the time before temple rebuilding, reiterating the reflection point.
Haggai 1:14 records the start of work on the temple; this verse marks the subsequent laying of the foundation.
Haggai 1:15 gives the earlier twenty-fourth day date; this verse gives a later one, marking the foundation.
Ezra 5:2 describes Zerubbabel and Jeshua beginning to build the temple, including the foundation mentioned here.
Zechariah 8:9 directly refers to the day the foundation was laid, echoing the same moment as this verse.
Ezra 5:16 records Sheshbazzar laying the temple foundation — the same event Haggai 2:18 calls the people to consider.
In Ezra 5:1, Haggai and Zechariah prophesy to the Jews, setting the stage for the temple work referenced here.