Discovery Box2 Chronicles 24:20-22 
Context24:20 God’s Spirit energized 1 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 2 the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s 3 son. As Zechariah 4 was dying, he said, “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!” 5
Matthew 23:35
Context23:35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, 6 whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Luke 11:51
Context11:51 from the blood of Abel 7 to the blood of Zechariah, 8 who was killed 9 between the altar and the sanctuary. 10 Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against 11 this generation.
1 tn Heb “clothed.”
2 tn Heb “did not remember.”
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.
6 sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Baraciou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).
7 sn Gen 4:10 indicates that Abel’s blood cried out for justice.
8 sn It is not clear which Zechariah is meant here. It is probably the person mentioned in 2 Chr 24:20-25.
9 tn Or “who perished.”
10 tn Or “and the temple”; Grk “and the house,” but in this context a reference to the house of God as a place of sanctuary.
11 tn Or “required from.”
