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Zechariah 14:9
On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Zechariah addresses Israel in the aftermath of the eschatological battle of Zechariah 14:1–6, where the nations have gathered against Jerusalem and the Lord has gone out against them. The verse states the political result of that day.
The words — לְ/מֶלֶךְ (le-me-lekh) is not simply "king" but "into king," a prepositional construction marking a change of state: Yahweh does not already hold this title in the way the verse announces; He becomes it. The repetition of "alone" (יְהוָה... שְׁמוֹ) in the full Hebrew underscores exclusivity.
The thread — Daniel 7:27 gives the sovereignty under heaven to the saints of the Most High; Revelation 11:15 declares the kingdom of the world has become the Lord's and His Christ's. Both converge on the same singular, universal kingship here stated in one clause.
Why it lands — The verse leaves no room for a shared throne or a plural name; it forces the reader to locate every other claim to authority—political, religious, personal—under one sovereign or in opposition to it.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
Cross-references
- Ephesians 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
- Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
- Daniel 7:27 Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
- Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
- Isaiah 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
- Zephaniah 3:9 For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
- Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- Isaiah 45:22 Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- Jeremiah 23:6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Psalms 72:17 May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.