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Zech. 4:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then said he, Theseb are the two δanointed ones, that standc by the Lord of the whole earth.

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Rev. 11:4• ⁴These are the two olive trees, and the two lamp-stands that stand before the Lord of the earth. (Rev. 11:4)

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sons of oil.

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Zech. 6:5• ⁵And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. (Zech. 6:5)

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Zech. 6:13• ¹³even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. (Zech. 6:13)

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Ex. 29:7• ⁷and shalt take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head, and anoint him. (Ex. 29:7)

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Ex. 40:15• ¹⁵And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall be to them an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations. (Ex. 40:15)

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Lev. 8:12• ¹²And he poured of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. (Lev. 8:12)

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1 Sam. 10:1• ¹Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because Jehovah has anointed thee prince over his inheritance? (1 Sam. 10:1)

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1 Sam. 16:1,12‑13• ¹And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
¹²And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
¹³Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren; and the Spirit of Jehovah came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. (1 Sam. 16:1,12‑13)

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Psa. 2:6• ⁶"Yet have I anointed my king upon Zion{HR}The mountain of my holiness." (Psa. 2:6)

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Psa. 2• (Psa. 2)

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Psa. 89:20• ²⁰I have found David my servant,{HR}With my holy oil have I anointed him; (Psa. 89:20)

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Psa. 110:4• ⁴Jehovah hath sworn and will not repent,{HR}Thou [art] priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. (Psa. 110:4)

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Isa. 61:1‑3• ¹The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah [is] upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek. He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and opening of the prison to the bound;
²to proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
³to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that beauty be given them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he might be glorified. (Isa. 61:1‑3)

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Dan. 9:24‑26• ²⁴seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
²⁵Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah, the Prince, shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
²⁶After the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof will be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. (Dan. 9:24‑26)

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Hag. 1:1‑12• ¹In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
²Thus speaketh Jehovah , saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.
³And the word of Jehovah came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
⁴Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
⁵Now therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Consider your ways.
⁶Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
⁷Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Consider your ways.
⁸Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah.
⁹Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? said Jehovah of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
¹⁰Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
¹¹And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
¹²Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of Jehovah their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him, and the people did fear before Jehovah. (Hag. 1:1‑12)

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Heb. 1:8‑9• ⁸but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
⁹Thou lovedst righteousness and hatedst lawlessness: for this reason, God, thy God, anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions. (Heb. 1:8‑9)

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Heb. 7:1‑2• ¹For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, that met Abraham returning from smiting the kings, and blessed him;
²to whom also Abraham divided a tenth from all, first being interpreted King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is peace, (Heb. 7:1‑2)

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Rev. 11:4• ⁴These are the two olive trees, and the two lamp-stands that stand before the Lord of the earth. (Rev. 11:4)

anointed ones.

Heb. sons of oil.

Isa. 5:1• ¹I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill; (Isa. 5:1)

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Zech. 3:1‑7• ¹And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
²And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan; even Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
³Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
⁴And he spoke and said unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with costly raiment.
⁵And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre on his head, and clothed him with the garments. And the angel of Jehovah stood up.
⁶And the angel of Jehovah protested unto Joshua, saying,
⁷Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts; and I will give thee a place to walk among these that stand by. (Zech. 3:1‑7)

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Zech. 6:5• ⁵And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. (Zech. 6:5)

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Deut. 10:8• ⁸At that time Jehovah separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to do service unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. (Deut. 10:8)

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1 Kings 17:1• ¹And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. (1 Kings 17:1)

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Jer. 49:19• ¹⁹Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? (Jer. 49:19)

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Luke 1:19• ¹⁹And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel who stand before God; and I have been sent to speak to thee and to bring these glad tidings to thee. (Luke 1:19)

the Lord.

Josh. 3:11,13• ¹¹Behold, the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
¹³And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. (Josh. 3:11,13)

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Isa. 54:5• ⁵For thy Maker [is] thy husband: Jehovah of hosts [is] His name, and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; the God of the whole earth shall he be called. (Isa. 54:5)

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Mic. 4:13• ¹³Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people , and I will consecrate their gain unto Jehovah, and their substance unto Jehovah of the whole earth. (Mic. 4:13)

• The angel, in replying to the prophet, does not answer his two questions, but, evidently regarding the olive trees and the olive branches as one and the same, says, These are the two sons of oil. (“Zechariah 4” by E. Dennett)

• Israel was set to be God’s vessel of testimony on earth, and it failed, how completely we know. After the Jewish nation had been rejected as God’s responsible witness, the Church came into its place; and the letter to Laodicea (Rev. 3) informs us also of its failure. After the Church shall have been removed from the scene, Christ Himself will come, and He will answer to all God’s thoughts in the perfectness of His testimony. (“Zechariah 4” by E. Dennett)

• The olive trees (the sons of oil) were the two sources whence the light of the candlestick was fed and sustained. What then are these? Zerubbabel was the governor of Judah, Joshua (chap. 3) was the high priest, and the two combined were therefore a type of Christ as the priest on His throne; and hence the two olive trees, as another has written, “are the royalty and the priesthood of Christ, which maintain, by power and spiritual grace, the perfect light of divine order among the Jews.” These are the sources whence this perfect light is fed and maintained. (“Zechariah 4” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he said, These are the two sons of oil, that stand before the Lord of the whole earth.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he said, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)