1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Dari´us, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechari´ah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chis´leu;
2 when they had sent unto the house of God Shere´zer and Re´gem–me´lech, and their men, to pray before the Lord,
3 and to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
4 Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,