Zec 1:20 | TNotes | STEP | 1:20 The word translated blacksmiths could refer to any sort of craftsmen (mason, carpenter, smith). If the horns representing the nations were metal (see 1 Kgs 22:11 ), then blacksmiths were appropriate to the task of destroying them (see 2 Chr 24:12 ; Isa 44:12 ).

b1 Kgs 22:11►

c2 Chr 24:12►

dIsa 44:12►

‏ Zechariah 1:20

1:20 ^a The word translated blacksmiths could refer to any sort of craftsmen (mason, carpenter, smith). If the horns representing the nations were metal (see 1 Kgs 22:11 ^b), then blacksmiths were appropriate to the task of destroying them (see 2 Chr 24:12 ^c; Isa 44:12 ^d).