2 Chronicles 24:19-22
24:19 The Lord sent prophets among them to lead them back to him. 1 They warned 2 the people, but they would not pay attention.
24:20 God’s Spirit energized 3 Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!’”
24:21 They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.
24:22 King Joash disregarded 4 the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s 5 son. As Zechariah 6 was dying, he said, “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!” 7
1 tn Heb “and he sent among them prophets to bring them back to the Lord.”
2 tn Heb “testified among.”
3 tn Heb “clothed.”
4 tn Heb “did not remember.”
5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.