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Selected Verse: Zechariah 6:14 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Zec 6:14 |
Strong Concordance |
And the crowns [05850] shall be to Helem [02494], and to Tobijah [02900], and to Jedaiah [03048], and to Hen [02581] the son [01121] of Zephaniah [06846], for a memorial [02146] in the temple [01964] of the LORD [03068]. |
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King James |
And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the crowns shall be to Helem . . . a memorial--deposited in the temple, to the honor of the donors; a memorial, too, of the coronation of Joshua, to remind all of Messiah, the promised antitypical king-priest, soon to come. Helem, the same as Heldai above. So Hen (that is, "favor") is another name for Josiah (that is, "God founds") above. The same person often had two names. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And the crowns shall be to Helem - There is no ground apparent to us, why the name "Helem" appears instead of "Holdai" , or "Hen" for "Josiah:" yet the same person must have been called both Hen and Josiah, since the father's name is the same in both places. They cannot both be intended as explanations of the former names, since Helem stands insulated in Hebrew, its meaning conjectural. Perhaps then they were the own names of the individuals, and the names compounded with the name of God, honorable names which they had taken.
For a memorial in the temple of the Lord - They brought a passing gift, but it should be for a lasting memorial in their behalf. It is a renewal of the well-known term of the law. The two stones, engraven with the names of the children of Israel, upon the shoulders of the Ephod, were to the end, that Aaron should "bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial" Exo 28:12, Exo 28:22; Exo 39:7; continually, it is added of the "breastplate with its twelve precious stones Exo 28:29; the atonement money of the children of Israel was to be appointed for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for their souls; "to make an atonement for their souls before the Lord" Exo 30:16. They were to "blow with the trumpets over their burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifice of their peace-offerings, that they may be to you for a memorial before your God" Num 10:10.
When Midian had been smitten before Israel, and not one of Israel had been slain, they brought all the gold which had accrued to them, and "Moses and Eleazar took the gold, and brought it into the tabernacle, a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord" Num 31:50, Num 31:54. So the angel said to Cornelius, "thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God" Act 10:4, Act 10:31. Rup.: "This is what we look for, that to all the saints and friends of God, whom these signify, those crowns which they made of their gold and silver for the Lord Jesus, shall be an everlasting memorial in that heavenly temple of the Lord." The tradition of the Jews, that this was literally, observed , can hardly be without foundation. Cyril: "These their offerings shall be for grace to those who dedicated them and an occasion of doxology. For the piety of princes becomes to the rest a path to the love of God. But when Christ is crowned by us, then shall also the multitude of the Gentiles haste to the knowledge of Him." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The crowns - The two crowns before mentioned. Helem - These persons we know no more of than their names. A memorial - Of the Messiah's certain and speedy coming. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And the crowns shall be - One of my MSS. has אטרות ataroth, crowns, corrected into עטרת atereth, crown; and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. The Chaldee has, "And praise shall be," etc. The meaning appears to be this, that the crown made for Joshua should be delivered to the persons mentioned here and in Zac 6:10, to be laid up in the temple of the Lord, as a memorial of this typical transaction. |
31 And [2532] said [5346], Cornelius [2883], thy [4675] prayer [4335] is heard [1522], and [2532] thine [4675] alms [1654] are had in remembrance [3415] in the sight [1799] of God [2316].
4 And [1161] when he looked [816] on him [846], he was [1096] afraid [1719], and [2532] said [2036], What [5101] is it [2076], Lord [2962]? And [1161] he said [2036] unto him [846], Thy [4675] prayers [4335] and [2532] thine [4675] alms [1654] are come up [305] for [1519] a memorial [3422] before [1799] God [2316].
54 And Moses [04872] and Eleazar [0499] the priest [03548] took [03947] the gold [02091] of the captains [08269] of thousands [0505] and of hundreds [03967], and brought [0935] it into the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150], for a memorial [02146] for the children [01121] of Israel [03478] before [06440] the LORD [03068].
50 We have therefore brought [07126] an oblation [07133] for the LORD [03068], what every man [0376] hath gotten [04672], of jewels [03627] of gold [02091], chains [0685], and bracelets [06781], rings [02885], earrings [05694], and tablets [03558], to make an atonement [03722] for our souls [05315] before [06440] the LORD [03068].
10 Also in the day [03117] of your gladness [08057], and in your solemn days [04150], and in the beginnings [07218] of your months [02320], ye shall blow [08628] with the trumpets [02689] over your burnt offerings [05930], and over the sacrifices [02077] of your peace offerings [08002]; that they may be to you for a memorial [02146] before [06440] your God [0430]: I am the LORD [03068] your God [0430].
16 And thou shalt take [03947] the atonement [03725] money [03701] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], and shalt appoint [05414] it for the service [05656] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150]; that it may be a memorial [02146] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478] before [06440] the LORD [03068], to make an atonement [03722] for your souls [05315].
29 And Aaron [0175] shall bear [05375] the names [08034] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478] in the breastplate [02833] of judgment [04941] upon his heart [03820], when he goeth [0935] in unto the holy [06944] place, for a memorial [02146] before [06440] the LORD [03068] continually [08548].
7 And he put [07760] them on the shoulders [03802] of the ephod [0646], that they should be stones [068] for a memorial [02146] to the children [01121] of Israel [03478]; as the LORD [03068] commanded [06680] Moses [04872].
22 And thou shalt make [06213] upon the breastplate [02833] chains [08331] at the ends [01383] of wreathen [05688] work [04639] of pure [02889] gold [02091].
12 And thou shalt put [07760] the two [08147] stones [068] upon the shoulders [03802] of the ephod [0646] for stones [068] of memorial [02146] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478]: and Aaron [0175] shall bear [05375] their names [08034] before [06440] the LORD [03068] upon his two [08147] shoulders [03802] for a memorial [02146].
10 Take [03947] of them of the captivity [01473], even of Heldai [02469], of Tobijah [02900], and of Jedaiah [03048], which are come [0935] from Babylon [0894], and come [0935] thou the same day [03117], and go [0935] into the house [01004] of Josiah [02977] the son [01121] of Zephaniah [06846];