2 Tawarikh 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 

2 Tawarikh 36:15-16

The Babylonians Destroy Jerusalem

36:15 The Lord God of their ancestors ⁸  continually warned them through his messengers, ⁹  for he felt compassion for his people and his dwelling place. 36:16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his warnings, ¹⁰  and ridiculed his prophets. ¹¹  Finally the Lord got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment. ¹² 

[24:19]  ¹ tn Heb “and he sent among them prophets to bring them back to the Lord.”

[24:19]  ² tn Heb “testified among.”

[24:20]  ³ tn Heb “clothed.”

[24:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “did not remember.”

[24:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “and seek [ – ].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.

[36:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “fathers.”

[36:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “and the Lord God of their fathers sent against them by the hand of his messengers, getting up early and sending.”

[36:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his words.”

[36:16]  ¹¹ tn All three verbal forms (“mocked,” “despised,” and “ridiculed”) are active participles in the Hebrew text, indicating continual or repeated action. They made a habit of rejecting God’s prophetic messengers.

[36:16]  ¹² tn Heb “until the anger of the Lord went up against his people until there was no healer.”