Zechariah 7:1
And 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 Chisleu;
Zechariah 7:1 in other translations
| BSB | In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev. |
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| WEB | In the fourth year of King Darius, the LORD’s word came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev. |
| ASV | And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of Darius the king hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, in the fourth of the ninth month, in Chisleu. |
| DARBY | And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev, |
| BBE | And it came about in the fourth year of King Darius, that the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month Chislev. |
| Webster | And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; |
What does Zechariah 7:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Zec 7:1-14. II. Didactic Part, Seventh and Eighth chapters. Obedience, Rather than Fasting, Enjoined: Its Reward.
1. fourth year of ... Darius--two years after the previous prophecies (Zec 1:1, &c.). Chisleu--meaning "torpidity," the state in which nature is in November, answering to this month.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
Some Jews being sent from those who remained at Babylon to inquire of the priests and prophets at Jerusalem whether they were still bound to observe those fasts which had been appointed on occasion of the destruction of Jerusalem, and kept during the captivity, the prophet is commanded to take this opportunity of enforcing upon them the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy, that they might not incur such calamities as befell their fathers. He also intimates that in their former fasts they had regarded themselves more than God; and that they had rested too much on the performance of external rites, although the former prophets had largely insisted on the superior excellence of moral duties, Zac 7:1-14. Verse 1 The fourth year of Ring Darius - Two years after they began to rebuild the temple, see Zac 1:1, A.M. 3486. The ninth month, even in Chisleu - This answers to a part of our November and December. The names of the month appear only under and after the captivity.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 7:1-7
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Zechariah 7:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Zechariah 7:1
- Nehemiah 1:1
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
- 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,
- Ezra 6:14-15
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. And 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 2:10
In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4 Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting.
8 Sin the cause of their captivity.
the fourth.
1:1; Ezr 6:14,15; Hag 2:10,20
Chisleu.Answering to part of November and part of December.
Ne 1:1
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Context
- Zechariah 7:1
And 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 Chisleu;
- Zechariah 7:2
When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem–melech, and their men, to pray before the Lord,
Zechariah 7:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ACONTECIÓ en el año cuarto del rey Darío, que fué palabra de Jehová á Zacarías á los cuatro del mes noveno, que es Chisleu; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | **Et il arriva, la quatrième année du roi Darius, que la parole de l’ Éternel vint à Zacharie, le quatrième jour du neuvième mois, au mois de Kislev, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es begab sich im vierten Jahre des Königs Darius, da geschah das Wort Jehovas zu Sacharja, am vierten Tage des neunten Monats, im Monat Kislev, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et factum est in anno quarto Darii regis, factum est verbum Domini ad Zachariam, in quarta mensis noni, qui est Casleu. |