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and the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth. <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.” <A name="10"></a><p class="hdg">The Crown and the Temple<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The word of the LORD also came to me, saying, <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’ <A name="15"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> son of Zephaniah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">5</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>winds</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>the one with the white horses after them</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <i>Jehozadak</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Jozadak</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see <a href="../ezra/3.htm#2">Ezra 3:2</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Or <i>And there will be a priest on His throne</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Hebrew; Syriac <i>Heldai</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see verse 10.<br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Or <i>and Hen</i><span class="thin"> </span>; Syriac <i>and Josiah</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see verse 10.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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