# Zechariah 4:5

> “Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.

— Zechariah 4:5, 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

- Zechariah 4:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/4/13
- Mark 4:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/4/13
- 1 Corinthians 2:12-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/2/12

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/4/5
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/4
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).