Zechariah 1:8

I saw in the night, and, behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom. And behind him there were horses, red, sorrel, and white.

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In The King James Version

I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

In Context

7Upon the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,

9Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the [heavenly] agent who talked with me said to me, I will show thee what these are.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:3But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou are but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou have taken, for she is a man's wife.

Numbers 12:6And he said, Hear now my words. If there be a prophet among you, I LORD will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream.

1 Kings 3:5In Gibeon LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

Psalms 45:3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty.

Song of Solomon 6:2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Isaiah 55:13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree. And it shall be to LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 1:8-18

The Vision of the Horse and Myrtles; Intercession for Jerusalem. ( b. c. 520.) 7 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, 8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. 9 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And… Read the whole commentary →

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