# Zechariah 2:8

> For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—

— Zechariah 2:8, Berean Standard Bible

## 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

- Psalms 17:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/17/8
- Deuteronomy 32:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/32/10
- John 15:21-23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/15/21
- John 14:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/14/26
- Psalms 105:13-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/105/13
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-thessalonians/1/6
- Matthew 25:40 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/25/40
- Jeremiah 50:17-18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/50/17

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/2/8
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).