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Zechariah 3:1

JoshuaSatan
Spiritual warfare
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.

2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and 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

    And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

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  • 1 Peter 5:8

    Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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  • Revelation 12:9–10

    And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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  • Psalms 109:6

    Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

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  • Job 2:1–8

    Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

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  • Job 1:6–12

    Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

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  • Haggai 1:1

    In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:1

    And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

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