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 7:2 in other translations
| BSB | Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD |
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| WEB | The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech and their men to entreat the LORD’s favor, |
| ASV | Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah, |
| YLT | And Beth-El sendeth Sherezer and Regem-Melech, and its men, to appease the face of Jehovah, |
| DARBY | when Bethel had sent Sherezer and Regem-melech, and his men, to supplicate Jehovah, |
| BBE | Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech to make a request for grace from the Lord, |
| Webster | When they had sent to the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, |
What does Zechariah 7:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 7:1-7
If we truly desire to know the will of God in doubtful matters, we must not only consult his word and ministers, but seek his direction by fervent prayer. Those who would know God's mind should consult God's ministers; and, in doubtful cases, ask advice of those whose special business it is to search the Scriptures. The Jews seemed to question whether they ought to continue their fasts, seeing that the city and…
Zechariah 7:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Zechariah 7:2
- Zechariah 8:21
And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also.
- 1 Samuel 13:12
Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.
- Jeremiah 26:19
Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.
- 1 Kings 13:6
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
- Isaiah 60:7
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
- Zechariah 6:10
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 the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
- Ezra 7:15-23
And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem: That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God. …
- Exodus 32:11
And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
- Ezra 8:28-30
And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers. Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord. So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
- Ezra 6:10
That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
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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 7:3
And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
Zechariah 7:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cuando fué enviado á la casa de Dios, Saraser, con Regem-melech y sus hombres, á implorar el favor de Jehová, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | quand Béthel envoya Sharétser et Réguem-Mélec et ses hommes pour implorer l’ Éternel, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | als Bethel den Scharezer und Regem-Melech und seine Männer sandte, um Jehova anzuflehen, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et miserunt ad domum Dei Sarasar et Rogommelech, et viri qui erant cum eo, ad deprecandam faciem Domini: |