When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem–melech, and their men, to pray before the Lord,
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah,
WEB
Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD
YLT
And Beth-El sendeth Sherezer and Regem-Melech, and its men, to appease the face of Jehovah,
DBT
when Bethel had sent Sherezer and Regem-melech, and his men, to supplicate Jehovah,
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentZechariah — Contemporary of Haggai — but longer, stranger, and more explicitly Messianic. Eight night visions, a royal-priestly crown, Zion's king riding on a donkey, and the pierced one they shall look upon.
- Author
- Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo (1:1) — priest and prophet of the return
- Date
- Began 520 BC, contemporary with Haggai; later oracles (ch. 9–14) may date to the later 5th c. BC