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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 6:12

Zechariah 6:12. And speak unto him, saying Bishop Chandler justly observes, that the prophet’s speech is directed to Joshua only; the two crowns are put only on the head of Joshua; to him only it is said, Behold the man whose name is The Branch As much as to say, “Behold the sign of the BRANCH, the person whom I promised to David in Solomon, and by the prophets after David to the Jews, by the name of the BRANCH.” “There cannot be a doubt,” says Blayney, “that the same person is meant by ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 6:13

Zechariah 6:13. Even he shall build the temple of the Lord Here we have a sentence omitted by the LXX., Syriac, Arabic, and one MS., and which Archbishop Newcome proposes to expunge, as being only a different reading of the foregoing clause. “But, in arrest of judgment,” says Dr. Blayney, “I would beg leave to plead, that, in my opinion, the clause is not superfluous, but highly emphatic, implying that EVEN HE, the self-same person, who should build the temple of Jehovah, והוא , EVEN HE,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 6:14-15

Zechariah 6:14-15. And the crowns The two crowns before mentioned, made of the gold and silver brought from Babylon, Zechariah 6:11; shall be to Helem and to Tobijah, &c. Of these persons we know no more, with any certainty, than their names. For a memorial in the temple of the Lord Namely, of this transaction, of the pious liberality of those men, who had presented the gold and silver of which they were made, and especially of the Messiah’s certain and speedy coming. And they... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 6:9-15

The crowning of Joshua (6:9-15)Just as the setting up of the Messiah’s kingdom will be marked by the crowning of the Messiah as universal king, so the re-establishment of the nation Israel was marked by the crowning of Joshua. The crown was made from gold and silver brought from Babylon by some exiles who had recently arrived in Jerusalem (9-11).A coronation of the high priest was unusual, but because the restored nation of Israel was still under Persian rule, a coronation of the Davidic prince... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 6:12

saying . Some codices, with the Septuagint and Syriac, omit this verb but in that case the Ellipsis ( App-6 ), must be supplied in italics. See note on Psalms 109:5 . the Lord of hosts. See note on Zechariah 1:3 . Man . . . BRANCH. Hebrew. ish . App-14 . See the Structure and note on the four Gospels as a whole, p. 1304. grow up = sprout forth. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia ( App-6 ). Hebrew. zemach. . . zemach = a branch shall branch forth. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 6:13

Even = Yea. Omitted in some codices; in which case, note the Figure of speech Anadiplosis ( App-6 ). Note the emphatic pronouns (= He, even He, and none other), pointing to the Messiah, and typical character of the whole proceeding, viz. exiles bringing their gifts to restore Jehovah's house. Their crowns were to be kept as a token of this future hope. Compare Zechariah 6:14 . shall build. Compare verses: Zechariah 6:12 , Zechariah 6:13 ("T") with Zechariah 6:15 ("T"), above. shall bear,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 6:14

for a memorial. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 12:14 , the same word). App-92 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 6:12

"And speak unto him, saying, Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: and he shall grow up out of his place; and he shall build the temple of Jehovah.""Behold the man ..." Strangely, these very words were used by the Gentile governor when Jesus stood before Pontius Pilate (John 19:5). A little later, he added, "Behold your king!""The man whose name is the Branch ..." We have already noted that this was a technical word fully understood among the Jews as referring to the promised Messiah; and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 6:13

"Even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.""Even he shall build the temple of Jehovah ..." So weighty a promise is repeated for emphasis. See further comment below."And he shall bear the glory ..." This is terminology that never applied to the earthly monarchs of Israel, and the appearance of these words here denotes that the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 6:14

"And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of Jehovah."We are surprised here by the names apparently being changed from those mentioned in Zechariah 6:9; but we refuse to find any problem here. Any of those mentioned could have borne two or more names; and as Baldwin suggested, "It may be that Heldai preferred to use his more dignified name for official purposes; or the names could have been... read more

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