Zechariah 6:14

Zechariah 6:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)The crown will be given to Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah and Hen son of Zephaniah as a memorial in the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the crown shall be in the temple of the Lord as a reminder to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now the elaborate crown shall be for a memorial in the temple of the Lord for Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah.

Context of Zechariah 6:14

12You are to tell him: This is what the Lord of Armies says: Here is a man whose name is Branch; he will branch out from his place and build the Lord’s temple. 13Yes, he will build the Lord’s temple; he will bear royal splendor and will sit on his throne and rule. There will be a priest on his throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two of them. The crown will reside in the Lord’s temple as a memorial to Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen son of Zephaniah. 15People who are far off will come and build the Lord’s temple, and you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you. This will happen when you fully obey the Lord your God.”

Zechariah 6:14 word by word

וְהָעֲטָרֹ֗ת תִּֽהְיֶה֙ לְחֵ֙לֶם֙ וּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣ה וְלִידַֽעְיָ֔ה וּלְחֵ֖ן בֶּן־צְפַנְיָ֑ה לְזִכָּר֖וֹן בְּהֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the crownsעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850
• shall be to Helemחֵ֫לֶםchêlem · HelemH2494
• and to Tobijahטוֹבִיָּ֫הוּţôbîyâh ţôbîyâhû · TobijahH2900
• and to Jedaiahיְדַעְיָהyeda‛yâh · JedaiahH3048
• and to Henחֵןchên · HenH2581
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zephaniahצְפַנְיָהוּtsephanyâh tsephanyâhû · ZephaniahH6846
• for a memorialזִכָּרוֹןzikrôn · memorialH2146
• in the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Zechariah 6:14

• Zechariah 6:10“Take an offering from the exiles, from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
• Exodus 12:14“This day is to be a memorial for you, and you must celebrate it as a festival to the Lord. You are to celebrate it throughout your generations as a permanent statute.
• Exodus 28:12Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites. Aaron will carry their names on his two shoulders before the Lord as a reminder.
• Numbers 16:40just as the Lord commanded him through Moses. It was to be a reminder for the Israelites that no unauthorized person outside the lineage of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the Lord and become like Korah and his followers.
• Numbers 31:54Moses and the priest Eleazar received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord.
• Joshua 4:7you should tell them, ‘The water of the Jordan was cut off in front of the ark of the Lord’s covenant. When it crossed the Jordan, the Jordan’s water was cut off.’ Therefore these stones will always be a memorial for the Israelites.”
• 1 Samuel 2:30“Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I did say that your family and your forefather’s family would walk before me forever. But now,’ this is the Lord’s declaration, ‘no longer! For those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disgraced.
• Matthew 26:13Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
• Mark 14:9Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
• Acts 10:4Staring at him in awe, he said, “What is it, Lord?” The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
• 1 Corinthians 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread,

Commentaries on Zechariah 6:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And the crowns shall be - One of my MSS. has אטרות ataroth, crowns, corrected into עטרת atereth, crown; and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. The Chaldee has, "And praise shall be," etc. The meaning appears to be this, that the crown made for Joshua should be delivered to the persons mentioned here and in Zechariah 6:10, to be laid up in the temple of the Lord, as a memorial of this typical transaction.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And the crowns shall be to Helem - There is no ground apparent to us, why the name “Helem” appears instead of “Holdai”, or “Hen” for “Josiah:” yet the same person must have been called both Hen and Josiah, since the father‘s name is the same in both places. They cannot both be intended as explanations of the former names, since Helem stands insulated in Hebrew, its meaning conjectural. Perhaps then they were the own names of the individuals, and the names…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 Some Jews from Babylon brought an offering to the house of God. Those who cannot forward a good work by their persons, must, as they are able, forward it by their purses: if some find hands, let others fill them. Crowns are to be made, and put upon the head of Joshua. The sign was used, to make the promise more noticed, that God will, in the fulness of time, raise up a great High Priest, like Joshua, who is but the figure of one that is to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The symbolic crown, which united kingship and priesthood, was placed in the temple as a memorial to the gold and silver donors. It also served as a permanent reminder of Jeshua’s coronation as priest-king and helped priests teach about this new development. Josiah received honor for arranging the meeting between Zechariah and the three former exiles.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. the crowns shall be to Helem ... a memorial--deposited in the temple, to the honor of the donors; a memorial, too, of the coronation of Joshua, to remind all of Messiah, the promised antitypical king-priest, soon to come. Helem, the same as Heldai above. So Hen (that is, "favor") is another name for Josiah (that is, "God founds") above. The same person often had two names.Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 6:14

• Helem
• Jedaiah
• Jeshua
• Joshua
• Temple
• Tobijah
• Zephaniah

In the dictionaries

• Zephaniah
• Angel
• Bible, the
• Chariot
• Crown
• Helem
• Hen (1)
• Jedaiah
• Joshua (3)
• Memorial; Memory

Commentaries on Zechariah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings