Zechariah 1:7
in Zechariah 1On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo.
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ASV
Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
KJV
Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
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This verse in Zechariah 1
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
On the twenty-fourth day - Exactly five months after the building of the temple was resumed Hag 2:15, and two months after Haggai’s last prophecy Hag 2:20. The series of visions, leading onward, from the first deliverance from the enemies who oppressed them, to the Coming of Christ, is given as a reward to their first whole-hearted endeavor to restore their worship of Him. The visions are called the “word of the Lord,” because they were prophecy, made visible to the eye, conveying the revelation to the soul, and in part explained by Him.
This site's exposition
Upon the four and twentieth day
on Zechariah 1:7-13
Three months later, on the twenty-fourth of Shebat, the first of eight night visions opens: a rider on a red horse among the myrtle trees in a ravine, with red, speckled and white horses behind him, patrol-angels who have walked to and fro through the earth and report that all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. The report is the vision's irony, the Persian world at ease while Jerusalem and the cities of Judah lie under the Lord's own indignation these threescore and ten years, the seventy years of Jeremiah's prophecy apparently expired without the promised restoration arriving in full. The angel of the Lord himself intercedes, how long wilt thou not have mercy, and the Lord answers with good words and comfortable words, the vision's crisis resolved before it is explained to the prophet.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Vrs. 7.) On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sabat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, the son of Addo, the prophet, saying. LXX: On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sabat, in the second year under Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, the son of Addo, saying.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Though the visions are distinct, they form one grand whole, presented in one night to the prophet's mind, two or three months after the prophet's first commission (Zec 1:1). Sebat--the eleventh month of the Jewish year, from the new moon in February to the new moon in March. The term is Chaldee, meaning a "shoot," namely, the month when trees begin to shoot or bud.
Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month - This revelation was given about three months after the former, and two months after they had recommenced the building of the temple. Sebat - Answers to a part of our February. See Hag 2:18.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּיוֹם֩ | beyom | on day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| עֶשְׂרִ֨ים | ʾesrim | twenty | H6242 → | |
| וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה | vearbaah | and four | H702 → | 318 times |
| לְעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ | leashtei- | of one [plus] | H6249 → | |
| עָשָׂ֥ר | ʾasar | ten | H6240 → | |
| חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ | chodesh | month | H2320 → | 284 times |
| הוּא־ | hu'- | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| חֹ֣דֶשׁ | chodesh | [was] [the] month of | H2320 → | 284 times |
| שְׁבָ֔ט | shevat | Shebat | H7627 → | |
| בִּשְׁנַ֥ת | bishnat | in year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| שְׁתַּ֖יִם | shetayim | two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ | ledareyavesh | of Darius | H1867 → | 10 times |
| הָיָ֣ה | hayah | it came | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| דְבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| זְכַרְיָה֙ | zekharyah | Zechariah | H2148 → | 43 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּ | berekhyahu | Berekiah | H1296 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עִדּ֥וֹא | ido' | Iddo | H5714 → | |
| הַנָּבִ֖יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
בְּיוֹם֩on day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
עֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwenty
ʾesrimH6242 →
וְאַרְבָּעָ֜הand four
vearbaahH702 →318 times
לְעַשְׁתֵּֽי־of one [plus]
leashtei-H6249 →
עָשָׂ֥רten
ʾasarH6240 →
חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙month
chodeshH2320 →284 times
הוּא־it
hu'-H1931 →1879 times
חֹ֣דֶשׁ[was] [the] month of
chodeshH2320 →284 times
שְׁבָ֔טShebat
shevatH7627 →
בִּשְׁנַ֥תin year
bishnatH8141 →877 times
שְׁתַּ֖יִםtwo
shetayimH8147 →768 times
לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁof Darius
ledareyaveshH1867 →10 times
הָיָ֣הit came
hayahH1961 →3559 times
דְבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
זְכַרְיָה֙Zechariah
zekharyahH2148 →43 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּBerekiah
berekhyahuH1296 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עִדּ֥וֹאIddo
ido'H5714 →
הַנָּבִ֖יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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Zechariah 1:1In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:
it leads to
- Matthew 23:35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and…
- Nehemiah 12:4
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
- Ezra 4:24
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- Haggai 1:1
In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of…
- Zechariah 7:1
In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
- Matthew 23:35
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Edward Bouverie Pusey, The Minor Prophets: A Commentary; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Zechariah and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).