Zechariah 4:12
And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- 520-518 BC
WHEN
520-518 BC
dated by the text itself
WHO RULED
- Darius I king of Persia 522-486 BC
SOURCES
- date — Zechariah 1:1 dates itself by the eighth month of the second year of Darius.
- Darius I — Behistun Inscription, written at his order in three languages; Herodotus III
SEE ALSO
- Matthew 20:23 “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
- Revelation 11:4 These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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