One of the prophets was named Zedekiah. He was the son of Kenaanah. Zedekiah made some iron horns. [229] Then he said to Ahab, “The Lord says, ‘You will use these iron horns to fight against the army of Aram. You will defeat them and destroy them.’”
Zechariah 1:18 - Easy To Read Version Then I looked up and I saw four horns. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns [symbols of strength]. American Standard Version (1901) And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, four horns. Common English Bible Then I looked up and saw four horns. Catholic Public Domain Version And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw. And behold: four horns. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I lifted up my eyes, and saw: and behold four horns. |
One of the prophets was named Zedekiah. He was the son of Kenaanah. Zedekiah made some iron horns. [229] Then he said to Ahab, “The Lord says, ‘You will use these iron horns to fight against the army of Aram. You will defeat them and destroy them.’”
Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came to fight against Israel. This was during the time that Pekah was king of Israel. Tiglath Pileser captured Ijon, Abel Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the area of Naphtali. Tiglath Pileser took the people from these places as prisoners to Assyria.
The angel also said,\par “The Lord All-Powerful says,\par ‘My towns will be rich again.\par I will comfort Zion.\par I will again choose Jerusalem\par to be my special city.’”\par
Then I asked the angel that was talking with me, “What do these horns mean?”
Then I looked up, and I saw a man holding a rope for measuring things.
The angel that was talking to me went outside. He said, “Look! What do you see coming?”
Then I looked up and saw two women with wings like a stork. They flew out, and with the wind in their wings, they picked up the bucket. They flew through the air carrying the bucket.
Then I turned around. I looked up and saw four chariots {\cf2\super [15]} going between four bronze mountains.
When Joshua was near Jericho he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. The man had a sword in his hand. Joshua went to the man and asked, “Are you a friend to our people, or are you one of our enemies?”