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The Book of Zechariah, Chapter 6, Verse 2

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And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains [were] mountains of brass.
King James Version
In the first chariot [were] red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
American Standard Version
In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
New English Translation
Harnessed to the first chariot were red horses, to the second black horses,
World English Bible
In the first chariot were red horses; in the second chariot black horses;
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And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
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Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord?
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And 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.
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The black horses which [are] therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
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And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
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Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Take of [them of] the captivity, [even] of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
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Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set [them] upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;
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And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name [is] The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: