Zechariah 6:3 KJV — MannaFest

Zechariah 6:3

And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.

KJV

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ASV

and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled strong horses.

WEB

the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.

YLT

and in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot strong grisled horses.

DBT

and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled, strong horses.

About this book

Old Testament

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Zechariah — Contemporary of Haggai — but longer, stranger, and more explicitly Messianic. Eight night visions, a royal-priestly crown, Zion's king riding on a donkey, and the pierced one they shall look upon.

Author: Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo (1:1) — priest and prophet of the return
Date: Began 520 BC, contemporary with Haggai; later oracles (ch. 9–14) may date to the later 5th c. BC

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Revelation 6:2
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Revelation 6:8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Zechariah 1:8
I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Daniel 2:33
His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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He did not look long before he discovered that which was worth seeing, and which would serve very much for the encouraging of himself and his friends in this dark day. We are very much in the dark concerning the meaning of this vision.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

God, as King of saints, ruling the church by the mediation of Christ, in the figure of Joshua the high priest crowned, the ceremony performed, and then explained concerning Christ,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

But as the vision is obscure, interpreters have given it different meanings. They who think that the four Gospels are designated by the four chariots, give a very frigid view. I have elsewhere reminded you, that we are to avoid these futile refinements which of themselves vanish away.

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

All four dispensations, though various in character to the Gentile nation, portended alike good to God's people. bay--rather, "strong" or "fleet"; so Vulgate [GESENIUS]. The horses have this epithet, whose part it was to "walk to and fro through the earth" (Zec 6:7). However, the Septuagint and Chaldee agree with English Version in referring the Hebrew to color, not strength.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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