Zechariah 7:1-2 - Compare All Versions
Zechariah 7:1-2 NIV (New International Version)
In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Kislev. The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melek, together with their men, to entreat the LORD
Zechariah 7:1-2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men to entreat the favor of the LORD
Zechariah 7:1-2 NLT (New Living Translation)
On December 7 of the fourth year of King Darius’s reign, another message came to Zechariah from the LORD. The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech, along with their attendants, to seek the LORD’s favor.
Zechariah 7:1-2 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer, Regem-melech, and their men to plead for the LORD’s favor
Zechariah 7:1-2 KJV (King James Version)
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; when they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD
Zechariah 7:1-2 NKJV (New King James Version)
Now in the fourth year of King Darius it came to pass that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month, Chislev, when the people sent Sherezer, with Regem-Melech and his men, to the house of God, to pray before the LORD
Zechariah 7:1-3 MSG (The Message)
On the fourth day of the ninth month, in the fourth year of the reign of King Darius, GOD’s Message again came to Zechariah. The town of Bethel had sent a delegation headed by Sarezer and Regem-Melech to pray for GOD’s blessing and to confer with the priests of the Temple of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, and also with the prophets. They posed this question: “Should we plan for a day of mourning and abstinence next August, the seventieth anniversary of Jerusalem’s fall, as we have been doing all these years?”
Zechariah 7:1-2 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. Now the town of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to seek the favor of the LORD
Zechariah 7:1-2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
In the fourth year of [the reign of] King Darius [of Persia], the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev (Dec 7, 518 B.C.). Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men to seek the favor of the LORD
Zechariah 7:1-2 NET (New English Translation)
In King Darius’ fourth year, on the fourth day of Kislev, the ninth month, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah. Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech and their companions to seek the LORD’s favor