Zechariah 2:2

2:2 I asked, “Where are you going?” He replied, “To measure Jerusalem 1  in order to determine its width and its length.”

Zechariah 4:14

4:14 So he said, “These are the two anointed ones 2  who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”

Zechariah 6:8

6:8 Then he cried out to me, “Look! The ones going to the northland have brought me 3  peace about the northland.” 4 

Zechariah 14:3

14:3 Then the Lord will go to battle 5  and fight against those nations, just as he fought battles in ancient days. 6 

1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

2 tn The usual word for “anointed (one),” מָשִׁיַח (mashiakh), is not used here but rather בְנֵי־הַיִּצְהָר (vÿne-hayyitshar), literally, “sons of fresh oil.” This is to maintain consistency with the imagery of olive trees. In the immediate context these two olive trees should be identified with Joshua and Zerubbabel, the priest and the governor. Only the high priest and king were anointed for office in the OT and these two were respectively the descendants of Aaron and David.

3 tn Heb “my spirit.” The subject appears to be the Lord who exclaims here that the horsemen have accomplished their task of bringing peace.

4 sn The immediate referent of peace about the northland is to the peace brought by Persia’s conquest of Babylonia, a peace that allowed the restoration of the Jewish people (cf. 2 Chr 36:22-23; Isa 44:28; 45:1-2). However, there is also an eschatological dimension, referring to a time when there will be perfect and universal peace.

5 sn The statement the Lord will go to battle introduces the conflict known elsewhere as the “battle of Armageddon,” a battle in which the Lord delivers his people and establishes his millennial reign (cf. Joel 3:12, 15-16; Ezek 38–39; Rev 16:12-21; 19:19-21).

6 tn Heb “as he fights on a day of battle” (similar NASB, NIV, NRSV).