Zec 12:7-8 | NET2full | STEP | The Lord also will deliver the homes of Judah first , so that the splendor of the kingship of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not exceed that of Judah .

‏ Zechariah 12:7-8

7 The Lord also will deliver the homes ^{▼▼tn Heb “the tents” (so NAB, NRSV); NIV “the dwellings.”} of Judah first, so that the splendor of the kingship ^{▼▼tn Heb “house,” referring here to the dynastic line. Cf. NLT “the royal line”; CEV “the kingdom.” The same expression is translated “dynasty” in the following verse.} of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not exceed that of Judah. 8 On that day the Lord himself will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like mighty David, and the dynasty of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord before them. ^{▼▼sn The statement the dynasty of David will be like God is hyperbole to show the remarkable enhancements that will accompany the inauguration of the millennial age.}