Zechariah 6:11

Translations

Modern

Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.

Traditional

Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

Literal

And you shall take silver and gold, and you shall make crowns. And you shall set them on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest,

Latin

Et sumes aurum et argentum, et facies coronas, et pones in capite Jesu filii Josedec, sacerdotis magni:

Original

Hebrew

English

Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.

Notes

Zechariah 6:11

This crown likely consisted of two metal bands, one gold and one silver. Each band symbolized one of Jeshua's roles as king and priest.

Zechariah 6:9–15

This important message comes with Zechariah’s eighth vision (Zechariah 6:1–8). Jeshua’s symbolic crowning as both king and priest was not a real political setup for Judah. It likely represents the coming of the Messiah, God's chosen king.

In Zechariah, the Branch is a title for this coming Messiah. The image describes new growth from what seemed dead, like a shoot growing from a cut-down tree. This shows that, even after exile and failure, God will raise up a new ruler from David’s line. The Branch will build the temple of the Lord and unite kingship and priesthood in one person (Zechariah 6:12; compare 3:8).

Zechariah 1:7–6:15

These eight visions helped the Judeans overcome their fears and trust in God's promises. The visions happened two months after Haggai's last two messages (Haggai 2:10–19, 20–23). They suggest that Haggai's prophecies were coming true.

Events

Prophecies of Zechariahc. 520 BC

Related verses

Psalm 21:3
For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
Zechariah 3:1
Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
Song of Solomon 3:11
Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
Zechariah 3:5
Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.
Haggai 1:1
In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
Exodus 39:30
They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
Revelation 19:12
He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
Leviticus 8:9
Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.
Haggai 1:14
So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,
Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
Exodus 28:36–38
You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
Exodus 29:6
Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.

People

Jehozadak: Father of Joshua the high priest during the exile Joshua: High priest during the rebuilding of the temple

Glossary

Apocalyptic Crown Jedaiah Jehozadak Jeshua (Person) Josedech Joshua (Person) Josiah Minerals and Metals Postexilic Period Tobijah Zechariah, Book of Zephaniah (Person)

Topics

Crown: Made of Gold Gold used in the Arts: Crowns Made of Jehozadak: A Priest of the Exile Jeshua: Symbolical: Prophecies Concerning Joshua: Symbolical of the Restoration of God's People

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