Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.
Then Zerubbabel ... with all the remnant of the people - all those who had returned from the exile (Zechariah 8:6).
Obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him - according to all that Yahweh had enjoined him to speak. But as it is not until (Haggai 1:14) after Haggai's second message (Haggai 1:13) that the people actually obeyed, Maurer translates here, 'hearkened to the voice of the Lord,' and instead of "as," 'because the Lord had sent him.' However, the English version rightly represents their purpose of obedience as actual obedience in God's eyes already, though not carried into effect until Haggai 1:14.