Zechariah 7:2

The house of God. Heb. beth-’el, which may be translated, “Bethel.” The opening part of the verse reads literally, “and Bethel sent,” meaning, probably, “they of Bethel sent.”

Sherezer. A Babylonian name corresponding to the Akkadian Shar-usur. A son and murderer of Sennacherib bore this name (2 Kings 19:37). The foreign name indicates that Sherezer was born in exile.

Their men. Presumably the deputies’ assistants.

To pray. From the Heb. chalah, “to become weak,” “to become ill.” However, in the form here found the word is used in a good sense, as to soften by patting the face, to put in a gentle mood; and so follows the meaning, “to entreat God’s favor.”