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11 Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and place it on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

12 Tell him that this is what the Lord of Armies says:

There is a man whose name is the Branch, because he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord. 13 He is the one who will build the temple of the Lord. He will be clothed with majesty, and he will sit and rule on his throne. He will be a priest on his throne, and there will be peaceful relations between the two offices.[a]

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  1. Zechariah 6:13 Joshua, who receives the crown, did not himself hold the two offices of priest and king, but as a type, he points to Christ, who did hold both offices.

11 Take the silver and gold and make a crown,(A) and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua(B) son of Jozadak.[a](C) 12 Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch,(D) and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.(E) 13 It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he[b] will be a priest(F) on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’

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  1. Zechariah 6:11 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak
  2. Zechariah 6:13 Or there