Zechariah · Free Bible Version
Zechariah 6 Free Bible Version
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1 Then I looked again and I saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains that looked like bronze.
1 Again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
2 The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses,
2 In the first chariot were red horses. In the second chariot were black horses.
3 the third by white horses, and the fourth by dappled grey horses—all of them strong horses.
3 In the third chariot were white horses. In the fourth chariot were dappled horses, all of them powerful.
4 “My lord, what are these?” I asked the angel I was talking to.
4 Then I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”
5 “They are going out to the four winds of heaven, after presenting themselves to the Lord of all the earth,” the angel explained.
5 The angel answered me, “These are the four winds of the sky, which go out from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
6 The chariot with the black horses went north, the one with the white horses went west, and the one with the dappled grey horses went south.
6 The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went out toward the south country.”
7 When the strong horses came out they were eager to set off to patrol the earth. And he said, “Go and patrol the earth!” So they left and patrolled the earth.
7 The strong went out, and sought to go that they might walk back and forth through the earth. He said, “Go around and through the earth!” So they walked back and forth through the earth.
8 Then the angel called to me, saying, “Look! Those who went north have achieved what the Lord wanted in the land of the north.”
8 Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, “Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.”
9 Then the Lord gave me another message:
9 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
10 Take the gifts brought by Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, the exiles returning from Babylon, and go immediately to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
10 “Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have come from Babylon.
11 Use the silver and the gold they brought to make a crown, and place it on the head of Josiah, son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
11 Yes, take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest;
12 Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: Look! The man who is called the Branch will grow from where he is and will build the Lord's Temple.
12 and speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch! He will grow up out of his place; and he will build Yahweh’s temple.
13 He is the one who will build the Lord's Temple, and he will be the one given the honor to rule from both the royal throne and the priestly throne and there will be peace and understanding between the two roles.
13 He will build Yahweh’s temple. He will bear the glory, and will sit and rule on his throne. He will be a priest on his throne. The counsel of peace will be between them both.
14 The crown will be kept in the Temple of the Lord as a memorial to Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Joshua the son of Zephaniah.
14 The crowns shall be to Helem, to Tobijah, to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in Yahweh’s temple.
15 People who live in distant lands will come and build the Temple of the Lord, and you will know that the Lord Almighty sent me to you. This will happen if you listen attentively to what the Lord tells you.
15 Those who are far off shall come and build in Yahweh’s temple; and you shall know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you. This will happen, if you will diligently obey Yahweh your God’s voice.”’”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Heldai
One of the exiles from Babylon from whom Zechariah was told to take an offering for the crown, and named as Helem in 6:14.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Jedaiah
One of the exiles from Babylon from whom Zechariah was told to take an offering for the crown.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Josiah
Son of Zephaniah, at whose house the exiles' silver and gold were to be taken and made into a crown.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Tobijah
One of the exiles from Babylon from whom Zechariah was told to take an offering for the crown.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Zephaniah
Named as the father of Josiah, in whose house the crown was to be made.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 6:10; Zechariah 6:14
Cross references (15)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ephesians 1:11; Daniel 8:22; Zechariah 1:18–19; Acts 4:28; Zechariah 6:5
- 2 Zechariah 1:8; Revelation 6:2–6; Revelation 17:3; Zechariah 6:6; Revelation 12:3
- 3 Revelation 6:2; Revelation 6:8; Zechariah 1:8; Revelation 20:11; Daniel 2:40–41
- 4 Zechariah 1:9; Zechariah 1:19–21; Zechariah 5:5–6; Zechariah 5:10
- 5 Ezekiel 10:9–19; Hebrews 1:7; Ezekiel 37:9; Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 104:3–4
- 6 Ezekiel 1:4; Jeremiah 51:48; Jeremiah 1:14–15; Daniel 11:40; Jeremiah 6:1
- 7 2 Chronicles 16:9; Zechariah 1:10; Genesis 13:17; Daniel 7:19; Job 1:6–7
- 8 Ezekiel 5:13; Ezekiel 24:13; Jeremiah 51:48–49; Zechariah 1:15; Ecclesiastes 10:4
- 9 Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 8:1; Zechariah 1:1
- 10 Ezra 7:14–16; Ezra 8:26–30; Acts 24:17; Isaiah 66:20; Romans 15:25–26
- 11 Zechariah 3:1; Psalm 21:3; Song of Songs 3:11; Leviticus 8:9; Zechariah 3:5
- 12 Jeremiah 33:15; Zechariah 3:8; Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5
- 13 Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 3:1; Isaiah 49:5–6; Isaiah 11:10; Psalm 21:5
- 14 Exodus 12:14; Matthew 26:13; Mark 14:9; Exodus 28:12; Joshua 4:7
- 15 Isaiah 60:10; Zechariah 3:7; 1 Peter 2:4–5; Acts 2:39; Romans 16:26
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences