Revised Version 1895
Zechariah 1:1
1In the eighth month, 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,
Zechariah 1:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the eighth month, 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,
- New International Version (NIV)In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo:
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying,
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
Context of Zechariah 1:1
In the eighth month, 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, 2The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. 3Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Return unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
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בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־זְכַרְיָה֙ בֶּן־בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔ה בֶּן־עִדּ֥וֹ הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
- eighthשְׁמִינִיshemîynîy · eighthH8066
- monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
- secondשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁdâreyâvêsh · DariusH1867
- cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Zechariahזְכַרְיָהzekaryâh zekaryâhû · ZechariahH2148
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- Berechiahבֶּרֶכְיָהberekyâh berekyâhû · BerechiahH1296
- Iddoעִדּוֹ‛iddô ‛iddô' ‛iddîy' · IddoH5714
- prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
Cross-references for Zechariah 1:1
- Zechariah 1:7Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, 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,
- Zechariah 7:1And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev.
- Ezra 4:24Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- Ezra 6:15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
- Haggai 1:1In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
- Haggai 2:1In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
- Ezra 5:1Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they unto them.
- Matthew 23:35that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.
- Luke 11:51from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.
- Nehemiah 12:4Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah;
Commentaries on Zechariah 1:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius - This was Darius Hystaspes; and from this date we find that Zechariah began to prophecy just two months after Haggai. Son of Iddo - There are a number of various readings on this name, ידו Iddo, and עדוא Iddo, both in MSS. and in editions; but they are only different ways of writing the same name.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the eighth month - oThe date joins on Zechariah‘s prophecy to those of Haggai. Two months before, “in the sixth month” Haggai 1:1, had Haggai, conjointly with Zechariah Ezra 5:1-2, exhorted Zerubbabel and the people to resume the intermitted building of the temple. These had used such diligence, notwithstanding the partial discouragement of the Persian Government, that God gave them “in the seventh month” Ezra 5:3-5, the magnificent promise of the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This prophecy is suitable to all, as the scope is to reprove for sin, and threaten God's judgments against the impenitent, and to encourage those that feared God, with assurances of the mercy God had in store for his church, and especially of the coming of the Messiah, and the setting up his kingdom in the world. An exhortation to repentance. (1-6) A vision of the ministry of angels. (7-17) The security of the Jews and the destruction of their enemies…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This introduction labels the book of Zechariah as an oracle, which means it is an authoritative message inspired by God. The prophet Zechariah served as God's messenger, chosen to speak with God's authority. King Darius ruled from 521 to 486 BC, during the early years of the Persian Empire. The Persian Empire ruled a large part of the ancient world from 539 to 331 BC.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1The name Zechariah means one whom Jehovah remembers: a common name, four others of the same name occurring in the Old Testament. Like Jeremiah and Ezekiel, he was a priest as well as a prophet, which adapts him for the sacerdotal character of some of his prophecies (Zec 6:13). He is called "the son of Berechiah the son of Iddo" (Zec 1:1); but simply "the son of Iddo" in Ezr 5:1; 6:14. Probably his father died when he was young; and hence, as sometimes…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zechariah 1
- 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
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