Zechariah 6:13

He is the one who will tell those who will build my temple what to do. He will wear royal clothing and he will sit on his throne and rule. There will also be a priest sitting next to his throne, and the two of them will work together harmoniously.

Translation for Translators

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

12Tell him that I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say that the man who is called the Branch will come. He will leave the place where he is now, and he will supervise those who build my temple.

14The crown must be kept in my temple to remind people of what Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Josiah did for them.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:18The king of Salem city, whose name was Melchizedek, was also a priest who offered sacrifices to the Supreme God. He brought some bread and wine to Abram.

Psalms 21:4I/He asked you to enable me/him to live for a long time, and that is what you gave me/him, a very long [HYP] life.

Psalms 45:3You who are a mighty warrior, put on your sword! You are glorious and majestic.

Psalms 85:9He is surely ready to save/rescue those who revere him, in order that his glory/splendor will be seen in our land.

Psalms 110:4Yahweh has made a solemn promise, and he will never change his mind; he has said to the king, “You will be a priest forever serving Yahweh like Melchizedek did.”

Isaiah 9:6Another reason that we will rejoice is that a special child will be born for us; a woman will give birth to a son, who will be our ruler. And his names will be ‘Wonderful Counselor’, ‘Mighty/Powerful God’, ‘ Our Everlasting Father’, and ‘Prince/Ruler who enables us to have Peace’.

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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