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Zechariah 6:3

Zechariah 6:3
And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And in the third chariot white horses,.... Which, as referring to Gospel preachers, may denote the purity of their lives and doctrines, and their conquests and victories over the souls of men by the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Zechariah 6:2-3

The symbol is different from that in the first vision. There Zec 1:8, they were horses only, with their riders, to go to and fro to enquire; here they are war-chariots with their horses, to execute…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The third chariot white horses - The empire of the Greeks, founded by Alexander the Great, which destroyed the empire of the Persians.

The fourth chariot grisled and bay horses - That is…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Zechariah 6:1-8

The prophet is forward to receive this vision, and, as if he expected it, he turned and lifted up his eyes and looked. Though this was the seventh vision he had had, yet he did not think he had had…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

grisled and bay Rather, spotted and active, or strong, as in margin of A. V. and R. V. They were spotted, perhaps with white spots on a dark ground, "sparsis pellibus albo dixit" (Virgil, Ec. ii. 41);…