# Zechariah 2:12

> And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.

— Zechariah 2:12, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Jerusalem** (Judea · today Jerusalem) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/jerusalem

## When

- 520-518 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Zechariah 1:1 dates itself by the eighth month of the second year of Darius.

## Who ruled

- **Darius I**, king of Persia, 522-486 BC · Source: Behistun Inscription, written at his order in three languages; Herodotus III

## See also

- Zechariah 1:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/1/17
- Deuteronomy 32:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/32/9
- Jeremiah 10:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/10/16
- Psalms 33:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/33/12

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/2/12
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).