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2 Chronicles 24:20-22 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 24 · verses 20–22 · King James Version
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.2 Chronicles 24:20-22 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 24:20-22 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.
23And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.
24For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentmitsvâha command, whether human or divineH4687 →
- rememberedzâkarproperly, to markH2142 →
- ZechariahZᵉkaryâhZecarjah, the name of twenty-nine IsraelitesH2148 →
- conspiredqâsharto tie, physically or mentallyH7194 →
- JehoiadaYᵉhôwyâdâʻJehojada, the name of three IsraelitesH3077 →
- kindnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- SpiritrûwachwindH7307 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
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