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King James Version

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,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Barachiah;   Berechiah;   Darius;   Holy Spirit;   Iddo;   Prophets;   Zechariah (Zecharias);   Scofield Reference Index - Zechariah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Darius;   Leaders;   Prophets;   Religious;   Zechariah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Iddo;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apocalyptic literature;   Darius;   Haggai;   Zechariah;   Zechariah, book of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Barachias, Berechiah;   Berechiah;   Iddo;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Berechiah;   Iddo;   Jeberechiah;   Zechariah, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Berechiah;   Chronology of the Biblical Period;   Iddo;   Zechariah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Berechiah;   Iddo;   Zachariah, Zacharias;   Zechariah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Barachiah;   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Berechiah ;   Dari'us;   Iddo ;   Zechariah ;   Zechariah, Prophecy of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Darius;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Berechi'ah;   Id'do;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Addo;   Chronology of the Old Testament;   Ezekiel;   Haggai;   Iddo;   Joshua (3);   Zechariah (1);   Zechariah, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Zechariah;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Zechariah son of Berekiah received a message from the Lord . This was in the eighth month of the second year that Darius was king in Persia. (Zechariah was the son of Berekiah, who was the son of Iddo the prophet.) This is that message:
New American Standard Bible
In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the prophet, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo saying,
New Century Version
In the eighth month of the second year Darius was king, the Lord spoke his word to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, who was the son of Iddo. The Lord said,
Update Bible Version
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD to Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
Amplified Bible
In the eighth month of the second year [of the reign] of Darius [the king of Persia], the word of the LORD came to Zechariah (the LORD remembers) the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
English Standard Version
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,
World English Bible
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the eiythe monethe, in the secounde yeer of Darius, the word of the Lord was maad to Sacarie, the sone of Barachie, the sone of Addo,
English Revised Version
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,
Berean Standard Bible
In the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:
Contemporary English Version
I am the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah and the grandson of Iddo. In the eighth month of the second year that Darius was king of Persia, the Lord told me to say:
American Standard Version
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
Bible in Basic English
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
Complete Jewish Bible
In the eighth month of the second year of Daryavesh, the following message from Adonai came to Z'kharyah the son of Berekhyah, the son of ‘Iddo, the prophet:
Darby Translation
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the prophet, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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:
King James Version (1611)
In the eight moneth, in the seconde yeere of Darius, came the word of the Lord vnto Zechariah, the sonne of Barachiah, the sonne of Iddo the Prophet, saying,
New Living Translation
In November of the second year of King Darius's reign, the Lord gave this message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo:
New Life Bible
In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the Word of the Lord came to Zechariah the man of God, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying,
New Revised Standard
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah son of Iddo, saying:
Geneva Bible (1587)
In the eight moneth of the second yeere of Darius, came the worde of the Lorde vnto Zechariah the sonne of Berechiah, the sonne of Iddo, the Prophet, saying,
George Lamsa Translation
IN the eighth month, on the first day of the month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Yahweh unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the eighth month, in the second year of king Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zacharias the son of Barachias, the son of Addo, the prophet, saying:
Revised Standard Version
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechari'ah the son of Berechi'ah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the eyght moneth of the seconde yere of king Darius, came the worde of the Lord vnto Zacharias the sonne of Barachias the sonne of Addo the prophete, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In the eighth month, in the second year of the reign of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, the son of Barachias, the son of Addo, the prophet, saying,
Good News Translation
In the eighth month of the second year that Darius was emperor of Persia, the Lord gave this message to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo.
Christian Standard Bible®
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo:
Hebrew Names Version
In the eighth month, in the second year of Daryavesh, the word of the LORD came to Zekharyah the son of Berekhyah, the son of `Iddo, the prophet, saying,
Lexham English Bible
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying,
Literal Translation
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the Word of Jehovah came to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In the eight moneth of the secode yeare of kinge Darius, came the worde of the LORDE vnto Zachary the sonne of Barachias, the sonne of Addo, the prophet, sayenge:
THE MESSAGE
In the eighth month of the second year in the reign of Darius, God 's Message came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo: " God was very angry with your ancestors. So give to the people this Message from God -of-the-Angel-Armies: ‘Come back to me and I'll come back to you. Don't be like your parents. The old-time prophets called out to them, "A Message from God -of-the-Angel-Armies: Leave your evil life. Quit your evil practices." But they ignored everything I said to them, stubbornly refused to listen.'
New English Translation
In the eighth month of Darius' second year, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, son of Berechiah son of Iddo, as follows:
New King James Version
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,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the prophet, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the prophet, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying,

Contextual Overview

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, 2 The Lord hath been sore displeased with your fathers. 3 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord . 5 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? 6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the eighth: Zechariah 1:7, Zechariah 7:1, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:15, Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:15, Haggai 2:1, Haggai 2:10, Haggai 2:20

Zechariah: Ezra 5:1, Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51

Iddo: Nehemiah 12:4, Nehemiah 12:16

Reciprocal: Hosea 1:1 - word Haggai 1:3 - by Haggai Zechariah 6:9 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:16
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Genesis 1:17
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Genesis 1:19
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 1:30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In the eighth month,.... The month Marchesvan, called the month Bul, in 1 Kings 6:38 which answers to part of our October, and part of November: this was but two months from the first prophecy of Haggai, Haggai 1:1 and but a few days after his second, Haggai 2:1 so near were the prophecies of these two prophets together:

in the second year of Darius: king of Persia; not Darius the Mede, but Darius the son of Hystaspes:

came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah; that is, "the word of prophecy from before the Lord", as the Targum paraphrases it; which came to him, either in a dream, or in a vision, or by an impulse on his mind; who is described by his descent, the son of Barachias; mention is made of this name in Matthew 23:35. It signifies "the blessed of the Lord", and is the same with Eulogius or Benedictus:

the son of Iddo the prophet: the word "prophet", as Kimchi observes, belongs to Zechariah; not but that his grandfather Iddo might be a prophet too; and the same writer takes notice, that in the Midrash mention is made of Iddo the prophet; and so there is an Iddo that is called the seer and the prophet in 2 Chronicles 9:29 but whether the same with this is not certain. The name is by some thought to be the same with Firmicus, Statius, Robertus:

saying; as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the eighth month - o. The 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 later glory of the temple through the coming of Christ Haggai 2:1-9. Still, as Haggai too warned them, the conversion was not complete. So Zechariah in the eighth, as Haggai in the ninth Haggai 2:10-14 month, urges upon them the necessity of thorough and inward repentance, as the condition of partaking of those promises.

Osorius: “Thrice in the course of one saying, he mentions the most holy name of God; partly to instruct in the knowledge of Three Persons in one Nature, partly to confirm their minds more strongly in the hope of the salvation to come.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ZECHARIAH

Chronological Notes relative to this Book

-Year from the Creation, according to Archbishop Usher, 3484.

-Year of the Julian Period, 4194.

-Year of the Jewish era of the world, 3241.

-Year from the Flood, 1828.

-Year from the vocation of Abram, 1401.

-Year since the first celebration of the Olympic games in Elis, by the Idaei Dactyli, 934.

-Year since the destruction of Troy, according to the general account, 664.

-Year since the foundation of the monarchy of the Israelites by the Divine appointment of Saul to the regal dignity, 576.

-Year from the foundation of Solomon's temple, 492.

-Year from the division of Solomon's monarchy into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, 456.

-Year since the re-establishment of the Olympic games in Elis by Lycurgus, Iphitus, and Cleosthenes, 365.

-Year since the conquest of Coroebus at Olympia, usually called the first Olympiad, 257.

-First year of the sixty-fifth Olympiad.

-Year from the building of Rome, according to the Varronian or generally received computation, 234.

-Year from the building of Rome, according to Cato and the Fasti Consulares, 233.

-Year from the building of Rome, according to Polybius the historian, 232.

-Year from the building of Rome, according to Fabius Pictor, 228.

-Year of the era of Nabonassar, 228.

-Year since the destruction of the kingdom of Israel by Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, 202.

-Year since the destruction of the kingdom of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, 68.

-Year since the destruction of the Chaldean empire by the Persians, 18.

-Year before the birth of Christ, 516.

-Year before the vulgar era of Christ's nativity, 520.

-Cycle of the Sun, 22.

-Cycle of the Moon, 14.

-Second year of Darius I., king of Persia.

-Twenty-eighth year of Amyntas, king of Macedon.

-Seventh year of Demaratus, king of Lacedaemon, of the family of the Proclidae.

-Eleventh year of Cleomenes, king of Lacedaemon, of the family of the Eurysthenidae.

-Fifteenth year of Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of the Romans.

-This was about twelve years before the commencement of the consular government. According to some chronologers this was the age of Confucius.

CHAPTER I

The prophet earnestly exhorts the people to repentance, that

they may escape such punishments as had been inflicted on

their fathers, 1-6.

The vision of the horses, with the signification, 7-11.

The angel of the Lord successfully intercedes in behalf of

Jerusalem, 12-17.

The vision of the four horns, and of the four carpenters,

18-21.

NOTES ON CHAP. I

Verse Zechariah 1:1. In 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.


 
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