[7][8][a] Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q80 (4QXIIe; 75–50 BCE) with extant verses 2–10.

[13] Some fragments containing parts of this chapter (a revision of the Septuagint) were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, Naḥal Ḥever 8Ḥev1 (8ḤevXIIgr); late 1st century BCE) with extant verses 1–7.

[10][14][15] The fourth of Zechariah's eight visions revealed Joshua, the high priest of Israel ("Jeshua" in Ezra–Nehemiah), who was accused by Satan ("the Adversary", acting as the prosecuting counsel in the heavenly court) but acquitted.

[5][16] The prophet sees a real person, the high priest Joshua, unlike the symbolic objects seen in other visions.

[18] The replacement of Joshua's "filthy clothes" (verses 3–4) with new apparel gives the legitimation of the new temple and priesthood.