2 Chronicles 24:17-22 — Legacy Standard Bible

¹⁷But after the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king, and the king listened to them. ¹⁸And they forsook ^athe house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and ^bserved the ¹Asherim and the idols; so ^cwrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt. ¹⁹Yet ^aHe sent prophets to them to bring them back to Yahweh; though they testified against them, they did not give ear.

People Conspire Against Zechariah

²⁰^aNow the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus says God, ‘^bWhy do you trespass against the commandments of Yahweh and do not succeed? ^cBecause you have forsaken Yahweh, He has also forsaken you.’” ²¹So ^athey conspired against him and at the command of the king they stoned him ¹to death in the court of the house of Yahweh. ²²Thus Joash the king did not remember the lovingkindness which his father Jehoiada had shown him, but he killed his son. And as he died he said, “May ^aYahweh see and ¹avenge!”