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Zechariah 6:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Zechariah 6:1

Verse 1 of 15

Scripture focus

And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains [were] mountains of brass.

Zechariah 6:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zechariah 6:1

Theological / Devotional

Four chariots. This is perhaps the most obscure of the eight visions. The information furnished by the interpreting angel is limited. Some have noted a similarity to the vision of ch. 1:8-11, but to what extent similarity should be pressed is open to question. No fully satisfactory explanation of the various symbols has yet been advanced. See on ch. 1:8.

Two mountains. These appeared in vision and need not necessarily represent any geographical mountains. Later the chariots are said to come from the presence of God (v. 5).

Brass. Better, “bronze,” or “copper” (see on 2 Sam. 8:8). The significance of the metal is not explained. The prophet may have sought to designate appearance rather than material. Not all features noted in a vision are necessarily of interpretative value (see on ch. 1:8).

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