Study note

Zechariah 9:7

  • blood: The Philistines ate meat with blood, which was considered ceremonially unclean (see Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 3:17; Acts 15:20).

  • Abominations refer to eating unclean foods (see Leviticus 11:2–23).

  • they too will become a remnant for our God: This predicts Philip’s work in the Philistine coastal cities (see Acts 8:40).

  • The Jebusites were a Canaanite group (see Genesis 10:16; 1 Chronicles 1:14) living near Jerusalem. The city of Jebus (Jerusalem) was attacked and burned during the time of the judges (see Judges 1:8). David later recaptured it and made it his capital (see 2 Samuel 5:6–10). The Jebusites joined the Israelites through intermarriage during David’s reign (see 2 Samuel 5:13).