Note that while verse 1 speaks of seeing four chariots, and verse 2 mentions two of those chariots (the first drawn by red horses; the second by black horses); and verse 3 speaks of two more chariots (a third drawn by white horses; and a fourth by dappled horses); verses 6 and 7 speak of chariots that do not quite correlate with those described in verses 1-3. Readers might expect these four chariots to be going in the four directions: north, south, east and west. However, none are said to go to the east; and only 8 of the 29 English translations consulted speak of the white horse chariot going west, the other 21 speak of them “going after” the black horse chariot. Verse 6 speaks of the second, chariot, drawn by black horses, going north; and the fourth, going south, drawn by variously described horses, depending upon the translation, are: 14 dappled, 8 grizzled, 3 spotted, 1 spotted & gray, 1 piebald, and 1 piebald & ash). Of the third chariot, 8 of 29 translations say that third, drawn by white horses, go west; the other 21 say they go after the black horse chariot (presumably north also). The fourth, drawn by dappled horses, going south. Verses 6 and 7 do not mention the first chariot, drawn by the red horses, nor are any of the four chariots said to be going to the east. Given that the Dead Sea lies to the east, and the vast expanse of the Mediterranean Sea lies to the west, the fewer chariots going in those directions is understandable. The Amplified Bible adds that the chariot with the white horses follows them (the black horse chariot) because there are two northern powers to be overcome.

Verse 13 - The roles or offices of priest and king were zealously and jealously kept apart. When one king, Uzziah, sought to unite both kingly and priestly functions in himself, leprosy arose on his forehead, and he was a leper until the day he died.