# 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?”

— Zechariah 4:12, 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

- Matthew 20:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/20/23
- Revelation 11:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/11/4

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/4/12
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/4
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).