Zechariah 12:13

Zechariah 12:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
• English Standard Version (ESV)the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves;
• New King James Version (NKJV)the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves;
• New Living Translation (NLT)the clan of Levi, and the clan of Shimei.

Context of Zechariah 12:13

11On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. 12The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, 14and all the rest of the clans and their wives.

Zechariah 12:13 word by word

מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת בֵּית־לֵוִי֙ לְבָ֔ד וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם לְבָ֑ד מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַשִּׁמְעִי֙ לְבָ֔ד וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם לְבָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
• apart, and their wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• of Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiteH8097

Cross-references for Zechariah 12:13

• Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
• Numbers 3:1This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.
• Malachi 2:4And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord Almighty.
• 2 Samuel 16:5As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out.
• 1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.
• 1 Chronicles 3:19The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister.
• 1 Chronicles 4:27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah.
• 1 Chronicles 23:7Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
• 2 Chronicles 29:14from the descendants of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei; from the descendants of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

Commentaries on Zechariah 12:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-14Verses 12-14 This sorrow should be universal but also individual, the whole land, and that, family by family; the royal family in the direct line of its kings, and in a branch from Nathan, a son of David and whole brother of Solomon 1 Chronicles 3:5, which was continued on in private life yet was still to be an ancestral line of Jesus Luke 3:31: in like way the main priestly family from Levi, and a subordinate line from a grandson of Levi, “the family of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 The day here spoken of, is the day of Jerusalem's defence and deliverance, that glorious day when God will appear for the salvation of his people. In Christ's first coming he bruised the serpent's head, and broke all the powers of darkness that fought against God's kingdom among men. In his second coming he will complete their destruction, when he shall put down all opposing rule, principality, and power; and death itself shall be swallowed up…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14the clan of the house of David … Nathan … Levi … Shimei: Zechariah might be referring to the royal families (David and his son Nathan; see 1 Chronicles 14:4) and the priestly families (Levi and his grandson Shimei; see Numbers 3:16–18; 1 Chronicles 6:16–17). Alternatively, the four families might represent the four main leadership roles in Old Testament times: the king (David, 1 Samuel 16:1–13), the prophet (Nathan, 2 Samuel 7:2), the priest (Levi…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. A universal and an individual mourning at once. David ... Nathan--representing the highest and lowest of the royal order. Nathan, not the prophet, but a younger son of David (2Sa 5:14; Lu 3:31). apart--Retirement and seclusion are needful for deep personal religion. wives apart--Jewish females worship separately from the males (Ex 15:1, 20).Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 12:13

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Levites
• Shimei

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Commentaries on Zechariah 12

• 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