Zechariah 12:13

13 the family of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves, the family of Shimei by itself and their wives by themselves,

Zechariah 12:13 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 12:13

The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives
apart
Because of the contempt of the priestly office of Christ, which theirs prefigured, and was abolished by him; because of their trampling upon his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice: the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
not of Shimea the son of David, ( 1 Chronicles 3:5 ) as Jarchi thinks, for his family is comprehended in the family of David; nor of Shimei the son of Merari, and grandson of Levi, ( 1 Chronicles 6:16 1 Chronicles 6:17 ) , for the same reason: some think that, by way of prophecy, the family of Semei, mentioned among the progenitors of Christ, ( Luke 3:26 ) , is intended; and others have thought of Shammai, a famous Misnic doctor in the times of Christ, whose disciples were called the house or family of Shammai, of which frequent mention is made in the Misna and Talmud: but the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read "the family of Simeon"; mentioned together with Levi, as brethren in iniquity, and now mourn for the common concern they had in the crucifixion of Christ, and their refusal of him.

Zechariah 12:13 In-Context

11 At that time there will be much crying in Jerusalem, like the crying for Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

12 The land will cry, each family by itself: the family of David by itself and their wives by themselves, the family of Nathan by itself and their wives by themselves,

13 the family of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves, the family of Shimei by itself and their wives by themselves,

14 and all the rest of the families by themselves and their wives by themselves.