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I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother. <a href="/nlt/haggai/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other. <a href="/esv/haggai/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down, every one by the sword of his brother. <a href="/bsb/haggai/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother. <a href="/kjv/haggai/2.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. <a href="/nkjv/haggai/2.htm">New King James Version</a> I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overthrow the chariots And those who ride in them; The horses and their riders shall come down, Every one by the sword of his brother. <a href="/nasb_/haggai/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and their riders, and the horses and their riders will go down, every one by the sword of another.’ <a href="/nasb/haggai/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and their riders, and the horses and their riders will go down, everyone by the sword of another.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/haggai/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and their riders, and the horses and their riders will go down, everyone by the sword of another.’ <a href="/lsb/haggai/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and their riders, and the horses and their riders will go down, everyone by the sword of another.’ <a href="/amp/haggai/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will [in the distant future] overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the [ungodly] nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and those who ride in them, and the horses and their riders will go down, every one by the sword of his brother [annihilating one another]. <a href="/csb/haggai/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by his brother’s sword. <a href="/hcsb/haggai/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by his brother&#8217s sword. <a href="/asv/haggai/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. <a href="/cev/haggai/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and wipe out kings and their kingdoms. I will overturn war chariots, and then cavalry troops will start slaughtering each other. <a href="/erv/haggai/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. <a href="/gwt/haggai/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of nations. I will overthrow chariots and their riders, and the horses will fall along with their riders. They will kill one another with swords. <a href="/gnt/haggai/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> and overthrow kingdoms and end their power. I will overturn chariots and their drivers; the horses will die, and their riders will kill one another. <a href="/isv/haggai/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> I will overthrow royal thrones. I will annihilate the strength of national governments. I will overthrow chariots along with those who drive them. Both horses and their riders will fall, each one by means of his comrade's weapon. <a href="/msb/haggai/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother. <a href="/net/haggai/2.htm">NET Bible</a> I will overthrow royal thrones and shatter the might of earthly kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and those who ride them, and horses and their riders will fall as people kill one another. <a href="/nheb/haggai/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow the chariots, and those who ride in them. The horses and their riders will come down, everyone by the sword of his brother. <a href="/wbt/haggai/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen: and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. <a href="/web/haggai/2.htm">World English Bible</a> I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow the chariots and those who ride in them. The horses and their riders will come down, everyone by the sword of his brother. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/haggai/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And have overturned the throne of kingdoms, "" And I have destroyed the strength of kingdoms of the nations, "" And overturned chariot and its charioteers, "" And horses and their riders have come down, "" Each by the sword of his brother. <a href="/ylt/haggai/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And have overturned the throne of kingdoms, And I have destroyed the strength of kingdoms of the nations, And overturned chariot and its charioteers, And come down have horses and their riders, Each by the sword of his brother. <a href="/slt/haggai/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I overturned the throne of kingdoms, and I destroyed the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I overturned the chariot and those riding it; and the horses and their horsemen came down, a man by the sword of his brother.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/haggai/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and will destroy the strength of the kingdom of the Gentiles: and I will overthrow the chariot, and him that rideth therein: and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. <a href="/cpdv/haggai/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 2:23>And I will overturn the throne of kingdoms, and I will crush the strength of the kingdom of the Gentiles. And I will overturn the four-horse chariot, and its rider; and the horses and their riders shall be brought down, a man by the sword of his brother. <a href="/nabre/haggai/2.htm">New American Bible</a> I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms, and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow the chariots and their riders, and the riders with their horses will fall by each other’s swords. <a href="/nrsvce/haggai/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and overthrow the chariots and their riders; and the horses and their riders shall fall, every one by the sword of a comrade.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/haggai/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will overthrow the throne of the kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the Gentiles; and I will upset the chariots over their riders; and the horses and the riders shall fall down, every one by the sword of his brother. <a href="/hpbt/haggai/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall overturn the throne of the kingdoms and I shall destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations and I shall overturn the chariots on their riders and the horses and their riders shall fall, each man by the sword of his brother<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/haggai/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. <a href="/sep/haggai/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and I will overthrow the thrones of kings, and I will destroy the power of the kings of the nations; and I will overthrow chariots and riders; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword striving against his brother. <a href="/parallel/haggai/2-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3FsGMCt5I0?start=409" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/haggai/2.htm">Zerubbabel the LORD's Signet Ring</a> …21“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth: 22<a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: wə·hā·p̄aḵ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">I will overturn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: kis·sê (N-msc) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">thrones</a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: wə·hiš·maḏ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">and destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2392.htm" title="2392: ḥō·zeq (N-msc) -- Strength. From chazaq; power.">the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">of the kingdoms</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: wə·hā·p̄aḵ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">I will overturn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4818.htm" title="4818: mer·kā·ḇāh (N-fs) -- A chariot. Feminine of merkab; a chariot.">chariots</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: wə·rō·ḵə·ḇe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3fs) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">and their riders;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sū·sîm (N-mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: wə·rō·ḵə·ḇê·hem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">and their riders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·yā·rə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">will fall,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: bə·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">of his brother.</a> 23On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a> In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever. <a href="/zechariah/14-13.htm">Zechariah 14:13</a> On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other. <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a> “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ... <a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27</a> A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Isaiah 13:13</a> Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger. <a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19-21</a> Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. / But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. / And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. <a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Jeremiah 51:25</a> “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. <a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2-3</a> The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a> Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Isaiah 41:15-16</a> Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14-16</a> These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. / “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” / And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. <a href="/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23</a> How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! <a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Isaiah 60:12</a> For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed. <a href="/revelation/17-14.htm">Revelation 17:14</a> They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.” <a href="/ezekiel/38-21.htm">Ezekiel 38:21</a> And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every man’s sword will be against his brother.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.overthrow.<a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Isaiah 60:12</a> For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.<a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27</a> I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.<a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34,35,44,45</a> Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces… and I will overthrow the chariots.<a href="/exodus/14-17.htm">Exodus 14:17,28</a> And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen… <a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4,19</a> Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea… <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Psalm 46:9</a> He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.every.<a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a> And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.<a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">1 Samuel 14:16</a> And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.<a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">2 Chronicles 20:22</a> And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Charioteers</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-7.htm">Drivers</a> <a href="/jonah/1-7.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-11.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-15.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/haggai/2-7.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Overturn</a> <a href="/jonah/3-4.htm">Overturned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Overturning</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Power</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">Ride</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Riders</a> <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-12.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Thrones</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">War-Carriages</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/6-2.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">Charioteers</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Drivers</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/job/12-15.htm">Overturn</a> <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Overturned</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-4.htm">Overturning</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/acts/23-24.htm">Ride</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Riders</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-13.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-12.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-13.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-13.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Thrones</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">War-Carriages</a><div class="vheading2">Haggai 2</div>1. <a href="/haggai/2-1.htm">He encourages the people to the work, </a> 4. <a href="/haggai/2-4.htm">by promise of greater glory to the second temple than was in the first.</a> 10. <a href="/haggai/2-10.htm">In the type of holy things and unclean he shows their sins hindered the work.</a> 20. <a href="/haggai/2-20.htm">God's promise to Zerubbabel.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Throughout the Bible, God demonstrates His authority to raise and depose kings (<a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>). The imagery of overturning thrones suggests a dramatic shift in power, reminiscent of God's actions against oppressive regimes, such as the fall of Babylon (Isaiah 47). This also foreshadows the ultimate establishment of God's kingdom, where Christ will reign supreme (<a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a>).and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. Here, the focus is on the dismantling of the might and influence of worldly kingdoms. This echoes the theme of divine judgment against nations that oppose God's will, as seen in the prophecies against Egypt and Assyria (<a href="/ezekiel/30-10.htm">Ezekiel 30:10-12</a>). It underscores the transient nature of human power compared to God's eternal dominion (<a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1-12</a>).I will overturn chariots and their riders; Chariots were symbols of military strength and technological advancement in ancient times, often used by powerful armies like those of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Exodus 14:7</a>). God's ability to overturn them highlights His control over even the most formidable human forces. This recalls the Exodus narrative, where God defeated Pharaoh's chariots, demonstrating His protection over His people (<a href="/exodus/14-26.htm">Exodus 14:26-28</a>).horses and their riders will fall, Horses, like chariots, were integral to ancient warfare, representing speed and power. The fall of horses and riders signifies the complete collapse of military might. This imagery is consistent with prophetic visions of divine intervention, where God disrupts the plans of nations (<a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Zechariah 10:5</a>). It also points to the futility of relying on human strength instead of God (<a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a>).each by the sword of his brother. This phrase suggests internal conflict and civil strife as instruments of divine judgment. It reflects instances in biblical history where God caused confusion among enemy forces, leading them to turn on each other, as seen in the story of Gideon against the Midianites (<a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a>). It serves as a reminder of the self-destructive nature of sin and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/haggai.htm">Haggai</a> A prophet who ministered to the Jewish people after their return from Babylonian exile, encouraging them to rebuild the temple. 2. <a href="/topical/z/zerubbabel.htm">Zerubbabel</a> The governor of Judah and a key leader in the rebuilding of the temple, representing the Davidic line. 3. <a href="/topical/r/royal_thrones.htm">Royal Thrones</a> Symbolic of earthly powers and kingdoms that stand in opposition to God's purposes. 4. <a href="/topical/f/foreign_kingdoms.htm">Foreign Kingdoms</a> Nations outside of Israel, often seen as adversaries to God's people. 5. <a href="/topical/c/chariots_and_riders.htm">Chariots and Riders</a> Represent military might and human strength, which God promises to overthrow.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all earthly powers and can overturn them according to His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_strength.htm">The Futility of Human Strength</a> Human power and military might are ultimately futile against God's purposes. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_for_believers.htm">Encouragement for Believers</a> Believers can find comfort in knowing that God will ultimately triumph over all opposition. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_intervention.htm">The Role of Divine Intervention</a> God's intervention in human history is a reminder of His active presence and power. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Trust in God's promises, even when circumstances seem overwhelming.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_haggai_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Haggai 2</a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_25_27-30_align_with_jeremiah_22_30.htm">In 2 Kings 25:27-30, Jehoiachin is freed and honored in Babylon--how does this align with Jeremiah 22:30's prophecy that his line would no longer prosper on David's throne?</a> <a href="/q/was_haggai_2_22_prophecy_fulfilled.htm">Haggai 2:22 foretells the overthrow of certain kingdoms--what evidence exists to confirm this prophecy was fulfilled?</a> <a href="/q/do_2_chron._1_16-17_imports_match_history.htm">2 Chronicles 1:16-17 - Does the mention of imported chariots and horses align with known trade routes and historical trade practices of that era?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_2_chr_9_25_and_1_kgs_4_26_differ.htm">Why do the numbers listed in 2 Chronicles 9:25 about Solomon's horses and chariots differ from related passages like 1 Kings 4:26?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/haggai/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms. No events in Zerubbabel's time satisfied this prediction, which waits for its fulfilment in the Messianic age (<a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a>). "The throne" is used distributively for "every throne of kingdoms;" Septuagint, "thrones of kings." Of the heathen; of the nations. Chariots, etc. Emblems of the military power by which the nations had risen to eminence (<a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a>; <a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Zechariah 10:5</a>). Shall come down. Be brought to the ground, perish (<a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Isaiah 34:7</a>). By the sword of his brother. The heathen powers shall annihilate one another (<a href="/ezekiel/38-21.htm">Ezekiel 38:21</a>; <a href="/zechariah/14-13.htm">Zechariah 14:13</a>). <a href="/commentaries/haggai/2-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will overturn וְהָֽפַכְתִּי֙ (wə·hā·p̄aḵ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert royal מַמְלָכ֔וֹת (mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign thrones כִּסֵּ֣א (kis·sê) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> Seat of honor, throne and destroy וְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔י (wə·hiš·maḏ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> To be exterminated or destroyed the power חֹ֖זֶק (ḥō·zeq) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2392.htm">Strong's 2392: </a> Strength of the kingdoms מַמְלְכ֣וֹת (mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign of the nations. הַגּוֹיִ֑ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts I will overturn וְהָפַכְתִּ֤י (wə·hā·p̄aḵ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert chariots מֶרְכָּבָה֙ (mer·kā·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4818.htm">Strong's 4818: </a> A chariot and their riders; וְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָ (wə·rō·ḵə·ḇe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> To ride, to place upon, to despatch horses סוּסִים֙ (sū·sîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) and their riders וְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔ם (wə·rō·ḵə·ḇê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> To ride, to place upon, to despatch will fall, וְיָרְד֤וּ (wə·yā·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend each אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person by the sword בְּחֶ֥רֶב (bə·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword of his brother. אָחִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">OT Prophets: Haggai 2:22 I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms (Hagg. 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