Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 1:19

19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me , What be these ? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah , Israel , and Jerusalem.

The Prophet prays for Information from the Angel, from Christ, who is the best Teacher.

What may be the meaning of these horns, which I see, and know to be horns, and four in number.

Powers, States and Kingdoms, which have from all sides push'd at, broken and tossed my people, sorely bruised some, and destroy'd others, these Horns are probably on the North, the Syrians, Assyrians, and Babylonians; on the East, the Moabites and Ammonites; on the South, Edomites and Egyptians; on the West the Philistines. All which had many a time spoiled the Jewes.

The Two Tribes which were the Kingdom of Judah.

The Ten Tribes carried away by Salmaniser, or the Reliques of Israel, which adhered to the house of David.