“The word of Yahweh
Came to me.
‘Collect silver!
Collect gold
From the exiles
Heldai,
Tobijah,
Jedaiah!
They have arrived
From Babylon.
Go the same day
To the house of Josiah,
The son of Zephaniah.”
Yahweh spoke to Zechariah again. He told him to collect silver and gold from the exiles that had returned from Babylon. There are 3 people named here who were exiles from the captivity, Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah. However, we know nothing about them, since they only appear in this work without any kind of titles. Apparently, they were rich. Zechariah was also to go to Josiah, the son of Zephaniah.