Zechariah 9:10 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-11

That here begins a prophecy of the Messiah and his kingdom is plain from the literal accomplishment of the Zech. 9:9 in, and its express application to, Christ's riding in triumph into Jerusalem, Matt. 21:5; John 12:15. I. Here is notice given of the approach of the Messiah promised, as matter of great joy to the Old-Testament church: Behold, thy king cometh unto thee. Christ is a king, invested with regal powers and prerogatives, a sovereign prince, an absolute monarch, having all power both... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 9:10

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim ,.... That is, the military one; signifying that wars shall cease, Psalm 46:9 , and the horse from Jerusalem ; the warlike one; see Micah 5:10 . Ephraim designs the ten tribes, and Jerusalem stands for the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin; and the sense is, that these shall be one in the days of the Messiah, as Kimchi observes; and that all instruments of war shall be removed from them, and there shall be an entire peace between them; see ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:10

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem - No wars shall be employed to spread the kingdom of the Messiah; for it shall be founded and established, "not by might nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts," Zechariah 4:6 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:10

Verse 10 The Prophet here expresses more clearly what he had briefly referred to by the word poor, and by the metaphor which we have explained. Hence he says, that there would be no horses, no chariots, no bows, no warlike instruments in Christ’s kingdom; for tranquillity would prevail in it. The sum of the whole is, that Christ and his people would not be kept safe and secure by human defences, by means of many soldiers and of similar helps being at hand; but that God would restrain, and even... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-10

§ 2. Then shall the righteous King come to Zion in lowly fashion, and inaugurate a kingdom of peace. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-10

The advent of the King. The accession of a sovereign is a time of rejoicing (cf. Solomon, 1 Kings 1:40 ). But there may be disappointment. The early promise may fail, and the first joys end in bitterness. Not so with Messiah. The better he is known, the more he is loved. The longer experience of his reign, the greater the satisfaction. I. THE GREATNESS OF HIS NATURE . Son of man. Son of God. Dignity commanding the highest homage. II. THE BEAUTY OF HIS CHARACTER... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-10

The ideal Monarch of the world. "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion," etc. "In the former part of this chapter," says Dr. Wardlaw, "we found in the progressive conquests of Alexander the Great and the favour which, in the midst of them, he showed to Jerusalem, the execution of God's vengeance, as here threatened, against the enemies and oppressors of his people, along with his protecting care over his people themselves. By the reference to these speedily coming events, and in them to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-12

A joyful kingdom. "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem," etc. How sudden, how loud, how urgent, is this call to rejoice! No wonder; for in the bare fact announced here there is ample cause to rejoice. "Thy King cometh"—a King of thine own, not an alien king like him just spoken of. This possibly the connection of thought. Still greater the cause for rejoicing in what is said of this King; whether I. TO ZION HERSELF . Consider: 1 . The purpose... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:10

I will cut off the chariot. All the apparatus of war will be removed, Messiah's rule being not established by physical force, or maintained by military defences. The Jews seem to have used war chariots from the time of Solomon, who, we are told, had fourteen hundred of them ( 1 Kings 10:26 ). Ephraim … Jerusalem. The former term denotes the kingdom of the ten tribes; the latter, that of Judah; the two together comprising the whole Israelite nation. From the use of these terms here it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 9:10

And I will cut off the chariot - The horse is the symbol of worldly power, as the ass is of meekness. “Some,” says the Psalmist, “put their trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of the Lord our God” Psalms 20:7. “A horse is but a vain thing to save a man” Psalms 33:17. “He delighteth not in the strength of a horse” Psalms 147:10). In scarcely any place in Holy Scripture is the horse spoken of in relation to man, except as the instrument of war. It represents human... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 9:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 9:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 9:10

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