Zechariah 1:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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CONTENTS

The Prophet soon enters upon the account of his vision, after giving his name, and descent, and the date of his prophecy. The close of this Chapter is with gracious promises to Jerusalem.

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, "

If the Reader be interested to discover the exact date of Zechariah's entrance upon his prophetical office, by comparing it with what Haggai saith of his time of ministering, he will find there were but two months between them. Haggai 1:1.

Zechariah 1:1

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,