Zechariah 6:13

It is he who shall build the Heikhal Hashem; 1 and he shall carry hod (majesty), 1 and shall sit and rule upon his throne; 1 and he shall be a kohen + 6:13 Ps 110:4 upon his throne; 1 and the atzat shalom (counsel of peace) shall be between them both. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

In Context

12And speak unto him, saying: 1 Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: 1 Hinei Ish, TZEMACH Shmo; + 6:12 Yehoshua is said to be the namesake of the coming Moshiach Ben Dovid; see Ezra 3:8 for the Aramaic translation of Yehoshuaʼs name, Yeshua; see Jer 23:5; 30:9; 33:15; Ezra 3:8; Zech 3:8; Mt 2:23; Isa 4:2; 9:2-7; 11:1-12; 53:2,11 ; Moshiach the new “Joshua” Isa 49:8 1 and out of his place yitzmach (he [Moshiach] shall sprout up), + 6:12 Isa 53:2 1 and he shall build the Heikhal Hashem. 1

14And the atarot (crowns) shall be to Chelem, and to Toviyah, 1 and to Yedayah, and to Chen ben Tzephanyah, 1 for a memorial in the Heikhal Hashem. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 14:18And Malki-Tzedek Melech Shalem brought forth lechem and yayin and he was the kohen of El Elyon. + 14:18 Ps 110:4

Psalms 21:4For Thou meeteth him with the birkhot tov; 1 Thou settest an ateret of pure gold on his head. 1

Psalms 45:3Thou art fairer than Bnei Adam; 1 chen (grace, favor) is poured upon Thy sfatayim (lips); 1 therefore Elohim hath blessed Thee l'olam. + 45:3 T.N. The coming Messianic King is called Elohim Ps 45:6 [7] just as this coming personage is called El Gibbor in Isa 9:5 ; see MJ 1:8 ; The Targumist renders Ps 45:2 [3] as a reference to Moshiach. 1

Psalms 85:9I will hear what HaEl Hashem will say; 1 for He will speak shalom unto His people, and to His Chasidim; 1 but let them not turn again to folly. 1

Psalms 110:4Hashem hath sworn, and will not relent, 1 Thou + 110:4 Moshiach art a kohen l'olam al divrati Malki-Tzedek 1 (kohen forever in respect to the order of Malki-Tzedek). + 110:4 see Gn 14:18 ; note it is the kohen who makes kapporah for sin — see Lv 4:20; Isa 53:8 1

Isaiah 9:6Of the increase of his misrah 1 and shalom there shall be no ketz (end), 1 upon the Kisse Dovid, 1 and upon his kingdom, 1 to strengthen it, and to support it with mishpat 1 and with tzedakah from henceforth 1 even ad olam (forever). 1 The Kinat Hashem Tzva'os will fulfill this. 1

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 6:10-15

The Coronation of Joshua; Prediction of the Messiah. ( b. c. 520.) 9 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 10 Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; 11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; 12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose… Read the whole commentary →

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