Zechariah 6:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; ”

• Zechariah 6:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And make crowns - Or a “crown” , as in Job, “I would bind it as a crown unto me,” and our Lord is seen in the Revelation, “on His Head were many crowns” . The singular is used of “a royal crown”...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set [them] upon the (m) head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; (m) Because this could not be attributed to any one according to the Law,...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  A Crown for Zerubbabel. The text is considerably confused, partly through accident, partly it would seem by deliberate alteration. The Heb. of the words rendered and come thou the same day, and go...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Then take, &c. This is another verse, noted in the Massorah (App-30) as being one of twenty-six verses each of which contains all the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Compare Zephaniah 3:8...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  The Prophet is bid to set the two crowns on the head of the high priest. This, as I have said, was intended as a symbol to denote the union of the two dignities in the person of Christ. It wa...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; Make crowns - עטרות ataroth; but seven MSS. of Kennicott's and De Rossi's, and...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; The high priest wore a holy crown, or 'golden plate,' 'upon his fore-fron...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Eighth Vision. The Symbolic Crowning 1-8. Four war-chariots, with variously coloured horses, go forth to execute God's judgments against the enemies of oppressed Israel in different parts of t...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS. Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15 . Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15 , the Pro...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7-21 ; Zechariah 2:1-13 ; Zechariah 3:1-10 ; Zechariah 4:1-14 ; Zechariah 5:1-11 ; Zechariah 6:1-8 THE Visions of Zechariah do not lack those large an...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Vision of the Chariots Zechariah 6:1-15 This is a vision of protection and deliverance. Four chariots issue from the mountains around Jerusalem. The colors of the horses represent the commi...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In the last vision the prophet observed four chariots, coming out from between two mountains of brass, one drawn by red horses, one by black horses, one by white horses, and one by grizzled horses....

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  "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 th...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Then take silver and gold , c. Which the Jewish writers suppose were brought by the above men from their brethren in Babylon, as a free will offering towards the building of the temple: and make c...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set [them] upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; Ver. 11. Make crowns ] Two, saith Piscator; one of gold, for the kingly dig...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And the word of the Lord came unto me , &c. The prophet here proceeds to relate how he was favoured with another revelation, respecting a kingdom very different from the preceding; saying, Take...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  The Eighth Vision - Four Chariots (vv. 1-8) The last of Zechariah's visions is of four chariots coming forth between the two mountains (JND). Note that the definite article "the" is used here, a...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Coronation of Joshua; Prediction of the Messiah. B. C. 520.       9 And the word of the...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Then take silver and gold: this reiterating the command both confirms and explains the former command. Make crowns; two, the one of silver, the other of gold. Set them , put both of them, i.e. o...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Crowning of Joshua as Proxy for the Branch - Witnessed by the Returning Exiles as an Encouragement for Others to Return ( Zechariah 6:9-15 ). The acting out of the future was a regular prophet...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 6:9 .] The ninth vision . Crowns on Joshua. Zechariah 6:10-11 . ] The persons named appear to have formed a deputation from the captives still remaining in Babylo...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Scofield Reference Notes

  crowns Following the earth-judgments symbolized in the horsed chariots ( Zechariah 6:1-8 ) comes the manifestation of Christ in His kingdom glory ( Zechariah 6:9-15 ). This is the invariabl...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Zechariah 6:1 . Four chariots. The four great monarchies seen in vision by Daniel, under the form of four beasts: chap. 7. The mountains of brass are expressive of the strength of those empires. D...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And set them upon the head of Joshua The matchless man in history The crowning, the work, and the position of Joshua spoken of in these verses, are obviously employed to symbolise some coming...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Zechariah 6:1-38 § 10. The eighth vision: the four chariots. Zechariah 6:1 I turned, and lifted up mine eyes (see note on Zechariah 5:1 ). Four chariots. These are w...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Crowning of the High Priest

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Exodus 28:36-38 ; Exodus 29:6 ; Exodus 39:30 ; Haggai 1:1 ; Haggai 1:14 ; Haggai 2:4 ; Hebrews 2:9 ; Leviticus 8:9 ; Psalms 21:3 ; Revelation 19:12 ; Song of Solomon 3:11 ; Zechariah 3:1...

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• Zechariah 6:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Make crowns — One of silver, the other of gold. Set them — Put both of them, one after another. Joshua — Who herein is now a type of Christ, king and priest for ever for his people.

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