# Zechariah 6:7

> As the strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth; and the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.

— Zechariah 6:7, 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

- 2 Chronicles 16:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/16/9
- Zechariah 1:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/1/10
- Genesis 13:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/13/17
- Job 1:6-7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/1/6
- Job 2:1-2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/job/2/1
- Daniel 7:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/7/19
- Daniel 7:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/7/24

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/6/7
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/6
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).