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Zechariah 9–14: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

This commentary and new translation of Zechariah 9–14 continues the approach adopted in the authors’ volume on Haggai and Zechariah 1–8. Authors Carol and Eric Meyers are perhaps uniquely qualified for this work because of their backgrounds in biblical archaeology and the social sciences. Employing the highest standards of philological, literary, and historical research, they shed light on many...

Such is certainly the case in Second Zechariah, in which the oracles of 12:7–11 depict Yahweh’s intention, after having dealt with the external enemies of Judah and Jerusalem (vv 2–6), to establish the glorious rule of the Davidides and their retainers. However, unlike the idealistic picture of restoration of First Zechariah, as well as that of Jeremiah (e.g., 23:5–6) and Ezekiel (at 34:23–24), Second Zechariah’s depiction of the future Davidic rule is tempered by a diminution of royal powers from
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