Zechariah 6:9-15

Revised Standard Version

The Coronation of the Branch

⁹ And the word of the Lord came to me: ¹⁰ “Take from the exiles Heldai, Tobi′jah, and Jedai′ah, who have arrived from Babylon; and go the same day to the house of Josi′ah, the son of Zephani′ah. ¹¹ Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown,^[a] and set it upon the head of Joshua, the son of Jehoz′adak, the high priest; ¹² and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord. ¹³ It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord, and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule upon his throne. And there shall be a priest by his throne, and peaceful understanding shall be between them both.”’ ¹⁴ And the crown^[b] shall be in the temple of the Lord as a reminder to Heldai,^[c] Tobi′jah, Jedai′ah, and Josi′ah^[d] the son of Zephani′ah.

¹⁵ “And those who are far off shall come and help to build the temple of the Lord; and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.”