Zechariah 6:3
1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.
- KJV
- And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
- WEB
- In the third chariot were white horses. In the fourth chariot were dappled horses, all of them powerful.
- ASV
- and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled strong horses.
- DARBY
- and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled, strong horses.
- BLB
- and with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot spotted horses—strong.
- ÅB
- og for den tredje vogn var det hvite hester, og for den fjerde vogn flekkete, sterke hester.
- OTB
- den tredje av hvite hester, og den fjerde av sterke flekkete hester.
- B1930
- og for den tredje vogn var det hvite hester, og for den fjerde vogn flekkete, sterke hester.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 6:2
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Read in contextRevelation 6:8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Read in contextZechariah 1:8
I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
Read in contextRevelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Read in contextDaniel 2:40–41
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
Read in contextRevelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Read in contextDaniel 2:33
His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
Read in contextZechariah 6:6–7
The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
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