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stirred up the spirit
means to motivate or influence. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom).
remnant
The word "remnant" refers to the people that were still alive after they arrived from their captivity in Babylon and started to rebuild Jerusalem.
in the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.** - This is just 23 days after he received the vision. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltime).
second year of Darius the king,
"second year of the reign of Darius the king," or UDB.