Zechariah 3:1 “Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the an…”

Zechariah 3:1

Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

World English Bible

He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the LORD’s angel, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.

American Standard Version

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he shewed mee Iehoshua the hie Priest, standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan stoode at his right hand to resist him.

Darby Translation

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

Young's Literal Translation

And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.

Bible in Basic English

And he let me see Joshua, the high priest, in his place before the angel of the Lord, and the Satan at his right hand ready to take up a cause against him.

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Cross references

“he”

Zechariah 1:9 Zechariah 1:13 Zechariah 1:19 Zechariah 2:3

Zechariah 1:9 · BSB

“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”

Zechariah 1:13 · BSB

So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

Zechariah 1:19 · BSB

So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”

Zechariah 2:3 · BSB

Then the angel who was speaking with me went forth, and another angel came forward to meet him

“Joshua”

Haggai 1:1 Zechariah 3:8 Zechariah 6:11 Haggai 2:4 Ezra 5:2 Haggai 1:12

Haggai 1:1 · BSB

In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the…

Zechariah 3:8 · BSB

Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.

Zechariah 6:11 · BSB

Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.

Haggai 2:4 · BSB

But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts…

Ezra 5:2 · BSB

Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

Haggai 1:12 · BSB

Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their…

“standing”

2 Chronicles 29:11 Luke 21:36 1 Samuel 6:20 Psalm 106:23 Jeremiah 15:19 Ezekiel 44:11

2 Chronicles 29:11 · BSB

Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”

Luke 21:36 · BSB

So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

1 Samuel 6:20 · BSB

The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”

Psalm 106:23 · BSB

So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

Jeremiah 15:19 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to y…

Ezekiel 44:11 · BSB

Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister…

“the angel”

Malachi 3:1 Genesis 48:16 Acts 7:30–38 Exodus 3:2–6 Exodus 23:20 Exodus 23:21

Malachi 3:1 · BSB

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of…

Genesis 48:16 · BSB

the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

Acts 7:30–38 · BSB

After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

Exodus 3:2–6 · BSB

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.

Exodus 23:20 · BSB

Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

Exodus 23:21 · BSB

Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.

“Satan”

Luke 22:31 1 Peter 5:8 Job 2:1–8 Psalm 109:6 Job 1:6–12 Revelation 12:9

Luke 22:31 · BSB

Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.

1 Peter 5:8 · BSB

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Job 2:1–8 · BSB

On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.

Psalm 109:6 · BSB

Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.

Job 1:6–12 · BSB

One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.

Revelation 12:9 · BSB

And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

“resist him”

Genesis 3:15

Genesis 3:15 · BSB

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel. ”

Also

1 Chronicles 21:1

1 Chronicles 21:1 · BSB

Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”

Read Zechariah 3