Zechariah 6 is the sixth of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2][3] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[4] This chapter contains the description of the eighth vision and the crowning of Joshua.[5] It is a part of a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1–8.[6]
Zechariah 6 | |
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![]() The beginning part of the Book of Zechariah (1:1-6:15) in LatininCodex Gigas, made around 13th century. | |
Book | Book of Zechariah |
Category | Nevi'im |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 38 |
The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 15 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (from year 895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).[7][8][a] Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q80 (4QXIIe; 75–50 BCE) with extant verses 1–5.[9][10][11][12]
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[13]
This section records the eighth (and last) vision in the series which forms an inclusio with the first, focusing on the pacifying of the north country, the direction where the majority of attacks on Israel came from (cf. Jeremiah 1:14).[5]
Following the eight visions, this section provides a closure of the cycle by describing the crowning of Joshua as a 'messianic' leader.[5]