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2 Chronicles 24:20 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 24 · verse 20 · King James Version
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.2 Chronicles 24:20 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 24:20 in context
18And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
19Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
20And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
21And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.
22Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
Key words (Strong's)
- ZechariahZᵉkaryâhZecarjah, the name of twenty-nine IsraelitesH2148 →
- JehoiadaYᵉhôwyâdâʻJehojada, the name of three IsraelitesH3077 →
- SpiritrûwachwindH7307 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- stoodʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
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