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Zechariah 3:1

JoshuaSatan
Spiritual warfare
Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

2 And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”

3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
KJV
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
WEB
He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the LORD’s angel, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
ASV
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
DARBY
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
BLB
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of YHWH, and Satan was standing at his right hand to oppose him.
ÅB
Så lot han meg se Josva, ypperstepresten, som sto for Herrens engels åsyn, og Satan som sto ved hans høyre side for å anklage ham.
OTB
Så viste han meg Josva, ypperstepresten, som sto foran Herrens engel, med Satan plassert ved hans høyre side for å komme med anklager mot ham.
B1930
Så lot han mig se Josva, ypperstepresten, som stod for Herrens engels åsyn, og Satan som stod ved hans høire side for å anklage ham.

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Cross references

  • Luke 22:31

    Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.

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  • 1 Peter 5:8

    Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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  • Revelation 12:9–10

    And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

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  • Psalms 109:6

    Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.

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  • Job 2:1–8

    On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.

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  • Job 1:6–12

    One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.

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  • Haggai 1:1

    In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:1

    Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.

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