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Zechariah (2Ch 17:7)
A person of the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah, first named at 2 Chronicles 17:7.
Where in scripture
2 ChroniclesIn their own words — 2 recorded sayings
“Then the spirit of God came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, and, getting up before the people, he said to them, God has said, Why do you go against the orders of the Lord, so that everything goes badly for you? because you have given up the Lord, he has given you up.” — 2 Chronicles 24:20
“So King Joash did not keep in mind how good Jehoiada his father had been to him, but put his son to death. And in the hour of his death he said, May the Lord see it and take payment!” — 2 Chronicles 24:22
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).