Zechariah 14 · Verse 9

Zechariah 14:9

And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
Zechariah 14:9, King James Version

Zechariah 14:9 in other translations

BSBOn that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
WEBThe LORD will be King over all the earth. In that day the LORD will be one, and his name one.
ASVAnd Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one.
YLTAnd Jehovah hath become king over all the land, In that day there is one Jehovah, and His name one.
DARBYAnd Jehovah shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Jehovah, and his name one.
BBEAnd the Lord will be King over all the earth: in that day there will be one Lord and his name one.
WebsterAnd the LORD will be king over all the earth: in that day will there be one LORD, and his name one.

What does Zechariah 14:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. king over all ... earth--Is 54:5 implies that this is to be the consequence of Israel being again recognized by God as His own people (Da 2:44; Re 11:15). one Lord ... name one--Not that He is not so already, but He shall then be recognized by all unanimously as "One." Now there are "gods many and lords many." Then Jehovah alone shall be worshipped. The manifestation of the unity of the Godhead shall be simultaneous with that of the unity of the Church. Believers are one in spirit already, even as God is one (Ep 4:3-6). But externally there are sad divisions. Not until these disappear, shall God reveal fully His unity to the world (Joh 17:21, 23). Then shall there be "a pure language, that all may call upon the name of the Lord with one consent" (Zep 3:9). The Son too shall at last give up His mediatorial kingdom to the Father, when the purposes for which it was established shall have been accomplished, "that God may be all in all" (1Co 15:24).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 And the Lord shall be King - When this universal diffusion of Divine knowledge shall take place. Wherever it goes, the laws of God shall be acknowledged; and, consequently, he shall be King over the whole earth. One Lord, and his name one - There shall be in those blessed days, only one religion, and one form of religion. There shall not be gods many, and lords many. All mankind shall be of one religion, the essence of which is, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength; and thy Neighbor as thyself."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 14:8-15

Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city. Neither shall the gospel and means of grace, nor the graces of the Spirit wrought in the hearts of believers by those means, ever fail, by reason either of the heat of persecution, or storms of temptation, or the blasts of any other affliction. Tremendous judgments appear to be…

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Zechariah 14:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֧הve.ha.Yahand he will becomeH1961
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekh<into> kingH4428
עַל\־'al-overH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֗וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
יִהְיֶ֧הyih.Yehhe will beH1961
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
וּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.Moand name hisH8034
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Zechariah 14:9

  • Ephesians 4:5-6

    One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Daniel 7:27

    And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

  • Deuteronomy 6:4

    Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:

  • Isaiah 2:2-4

    And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

  • Zephaniah 3:9

    For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.

  • Daniel 2:44-45

    And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

  • Isaiah 45:22-25

    Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

  • Jeremiah 23:6

    In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  • Ephesians 3:14-15

    For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

  • Psalms 72:17

    His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

  • Matthew 1:23

    Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
8:20-23; Ge 49:10; 1Sa 2:10; Ps 2:6-8; 22:27-31; 47:2-9; 67:4
Ps 72:8-11,17; 86:9; Isa 2:2-4; 45:22-25; 49:6,7; 54:5; 60:12-14
Da 2:44,45; 7:27; Am 9:12; Mic 4:1-3; 5:4; Zep 3:9; Re 11:15
one Lord.
Eph 4:5,6
and.
Jer 23:6; Mt 1:23; 28:19; Eph 3:14,15

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Context

  • Zechariah 14:8

    And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

  • Zechariah 14:9

    And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

  • Zechariah 14:10

    All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

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Zechariah 14:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jehová será rey sobre toda la tierra. En aquel día Jehová será uno, y uno su nombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel sera roi sur toute la terre. En ce jour-là, il y aura un Éternel, et son nom sera un.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova wird König sein über die ganze Erde; an jenem Tage wird Jehova einer sein und sein Name einer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erit Dominus rex super omnem terram: in die illa erit Dominus unus, et erit nomen ejus unum.