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2 Chronicles 24:17-22

17Afterוְאַֽחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of Jehoiada, howeverיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,the officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935and paid homageוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,andאָ֛ז'azH227heהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428listenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

18They abandonedוַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the Asherah polesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and idolsהָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםha.'a.tza.BimH6091.So wrathקֶ֗צֶףKe.tzefH7110cameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961uponעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389for thisזֹֽאת׃ZotH2063guilt of theirsבְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖םbe.'ash.ma.TamH819.

19Nevertheless, the LORD sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971prophetsנְבִאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030to bring the people backלַהֲשִׁיבָ֖םla.ha.shi.VamH7725toאֶל־'el-H413Himיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and to testifyוַיָּעִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'I.duH5749against them,but they would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenהֶאֱזִֽינוּ׃ סhe.'e.Zi.nuH238.

20Then the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430came uponלָֽבְשָׁה֙la.ve.ShahH3847אֶת־'et-H853Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,who stood upוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Whyלָמָה֩la.MahH4100do youאַתֶּ֨ם'a.TemH859transgressעֹבְרִ֜ים'oe.RimH5674אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֤תmitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068so that you cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808prosperתַצְלִ֔יחוּtatz.Li.chuH6743?Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,He has forsakenוַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.’”

21But they conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֣וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194against Zechariahעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921,and by orderבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,they stoned himוַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ אֶ֖בֶןvai.yir.ge.Mu.hu 'E.venH7275 H68in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Thus Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101failed toוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808rememberזָכַ֞רza.KharH2142the kindnessהַחֶ֙סֶד֙ha.Che.sedH2617thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Zechariah’s fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077had extendedעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213to himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973.Instead, Joash killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853Jehoiada’ssonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121.As he lay dyingוּכְמוֹת֣וֹu.khe.mo.ToH4191, Zechariahsaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “May the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068see thisיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200and call you to accountוְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ פve.yid.RoshH1875.”

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