Zechariah 7:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-7

This occasional sermon, which the prophet preached, and which is recorded in this and the next chapter, was above two years after the former, in which he gave them an account of his visions, as appears by comparing the date of this (Zech. 7:1), in the ninth month of the fourth year of Darius, with the date of that (Zech. 1:1), in the eighth month of the second year of Darius; not that Zechariah was idle all that while (it is expressly said that he and Haggai continued prophesying till the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 7:2

When they had sent unto the house of God ,.... It is, in the Hebrew text, "when he sent Bethel"; which some, as Kimchi observes, take to be the name of a man that was sent along with those after mentioned; but the Targum and the Septuagint render it, "when", or "after he had sent unto Bethel": not the place so called in Jacob's time; but Jerusalem, where the temple or house of God was now building; and it may be observed, that the words are expressed in the singular number, "when he had... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:2

When they had sent - Sherezer and Regem-melech - To inquire whether the fasts should be continued, which they had hitherto observed on account of their ruined temple; and the reason why they inquired was, that they were rebuilding that temple, and were likely to bring it to a joyful issue. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:2

Verse 2 He says first, that messengers were sent to entreat the face of Jehovah. Here by the word entreating or praying, the Prophet means also sacrifices. For it is certain that the Jews prayed in exile, as there could have been no religion in them had they not exercised themselves in prayer. But the mention made here is of that stated prayer, connected with sacrifices, by which they professed themselves to be God’s people. We may hence also learn, that sacrifices of themselves are of no great... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-3

§ 1. A deputation comes from Bethel to ask whether a fast instituted in memory of the calamity of Jerusalem was still to be observed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-7

Hypocrisy unmasked. "And it came to pass in the fourth year of King Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah," etc. In the latter half of the last chapter we were told of an embassy to Jerusalem, which met with acceptance and honour. In the present passage we read of another, which meets with just the opposite treatment. The question asked by these messengers is not answered at all in this chapter. Not only so, those who ask it are indirectly rebuked for so doing. Why this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-7

Religious beliefs that are right; religious services that are wrong. "And it came to pass in the fourth year," etc. The preceding visions and symbolic actions recorded in this book occurred, we are informed, in the eighth month of the second year of King Darius. What is here recorded appears to have taken place in the ninth month of the fourth year of that king's reign—about two years later. The ninth month is here called Chisleu, and corresponds with the latter part of November and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-14

God and men. I. THE UNITY OF GOD 'S PURPOSE . God's thoughts do not vary, though he varies his methods. His end for nations and individuals is always the same—advancement, not merely in knowledge and culture, but in moral goodness. II. THE MERCIFULNESS OF GOD 'S WARNINGS . At no time hath God left himself without wirelesses. By word and providence and in countless ways his warnings come. We see this in the past. ( Zechariah 7:7 , "former prophets.") So in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:2

When they had sent unto the house of God. The Vulgate supports this version, Et miserunt ad domum Dei ; the LXX . gives, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν εἰς βαιθὴλ σαρασὰρ καὶ ἀρβεσεὲρ ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ , "And Sarasar and Arbescer the king and his men sent to Bethel"—which is far from clear. But the temple is never called Beth-el, while a mission to the town Bethel would be unmeaning. So "Bethel" is to be taken as the subject of the sentence, thus: "Now Bethel... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 7:2

When they held sent unto the house of God - Rather, “And Bethel sent;” that is, the inhabitants of Bethel sent. “The house of God” is nowhere in Holy Scripture called Bethel. Bethel is always the name of the place. . The “house of God” is designated by historians, Psalmists, prophets, by the name, “Beth-elohim,” more commonly “Beth-Ha-elohim, the God;” or “of the Lord,” YHVH. Zechariah and Haggai use these names. It is not likely that the name, Beth-el, should have first been given to the house... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 7:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 7:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 7:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 7:2

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