Zechariah 6

Berean Standard Bible

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Zechariah sees four chariots with red, black, white, and dappled horses emerging from between two bronze mountains, which the angel explains are the four spirits of heaven going out from the Lord to patrol the earth. The Lord then tells Zechariah to take silver and gold offerings brought by specific exiles from Babylon to the house of Josiah, make a crown, and place it on the head of Joshua the high priest. Zechariah is instructed to declare that a man named the Branch will build the temple of the Lord, rule from a throne, and share a peaceful counsel with a priest. Finally, the crown is placed in the temple as a memorial to the donors, and people from afar will come to help build the temple.

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¹And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze. ²The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses, ³the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong. ⁴So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?” ⁵And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth. ⁶The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.” ⁷As the strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth; and the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth. ⁸Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.” ⁹The word of the LORD also came to me, saying, ¹⁰“Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah. ¹¹Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak. ¹²And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. ¹³Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’ ¹⁴The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious son of Zephaniah. ¹⁵Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”

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