Zechariah 9:9-13

International Children’s Bible

The King Is Coming

⁹Rejoice, people of Jerusalem.
    Shout for joy, people of Jerusalem.
Your king is coming to you.
    He does what is right, and he saves.
    He is gentle and riding on a donkey.
    He is on the colt of a donkey.
¹⁰I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
    and the horses from Jerusalem.
    The bows used in war will be broken.
The king will talk to the nations about peace.
    His kingdom will go from sea to sea,
    and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

¹¹My people, I made an agreement with you
    and sealed it with the blood of sacrifices.
Because of this, I will set your prisoners free from captivity,
    which is like a dry pit.
¹²You prisoners who have hope,
    return to your place of safety.
Today I am telling you
    that I will give you back twice as much as before.
¹³I will use Judah like a bow.
    And Ephraim will be like the arrows.
Jerusalem, I will use your men
    to fight the men of Greece.
    I will make you like the sword of a warrior.