Zechariah 6:9-15

The Crown and the Temple

9And the word of the Lord came to me: 10Take from the exiles aHeldai, Tobijah, and bJedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go the same day to the house of Josiah, the son of cZephaniah. 11Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, dand set it on the head of eJoshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. 12And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is fthe Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and ghe shall build the temple of the Lord. 13 hIt is he who shall build the temple of the Lord iand shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a jpriest on his throne, kand the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’ 14And the crown shall be in the temple of the Lord as la reminder to mHelem,
An alternate spelling of Heldai (verse 10)
oTobijah, pJedaiah, and Hen qthe son of Zephaniah.

15 r“And those who are far off shall come and shelp to build the temple of the Lord. tAnd you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. uAnd this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.”

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