Zechariah 12:13

“The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;”

"The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;" - Zechariah 12:13
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What does Zechariah 12:13 mean?

Zechariah 12:10-14 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one…

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Set Apart for a Purpose: An Insight into Zechariah 12:13

The verse from Zechariah 12:13 reads: "The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart." At first glance, this verse may strike us as a ritual of separation in the midst of a prophetic declaration. However, upon…

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A Prayer for Divine Separation and Sanctification

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts yearning for Your presence and guidance. As we meditate upon the profound words found in Zechariah 12:13, “The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart,” we…

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Zechariah 12:13 - "The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;"
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Nehemiah 12:16 - "Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;"
2 Chronicles 29:13 - "And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:"
Zechariah 1:13 - "And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words."
Zechariah 12:14 - "All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart."
Zechariah 12:11 - "In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon."
"Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;" - Nehemiah 12:16
Nehemiah 12:41 - "And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;"
Zechariah 13:1 - "In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness."
Zechariah 4:13 - "And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord."
Zechariah 12:12 - "And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;"
Zechariah 10:12 - "And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD."
Zechariah 2:13 - "Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation."
Zechariah 2:12 - "And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again."
Zechariah 12:9 - "¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
Zechariah 12:5 - "And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God."
Luke 1:11-12
Zechariah 7:13 - "Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:"
Zechariah 13:5 - "But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth."
Luke 1:13
Zechariah 9:12 - "¶ Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;"
Nehemiah 12:35 - "And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:"
Zechariah 13:8 - "And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein."
Zechariah 13:6 - "And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends."
Zechariah 12:7 - "The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah."
Zechariah 12:1 - "The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him."
"All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart." - Zechariah 12:14
"And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words." - Zechariah 1:13