2Ch 24:20-21 | ESV_morph | STEP | Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest , and he stood above the people , and said to them, Thus says God , Why do you break the commandments of the Lord , so that you cannot prosper ? Because you have forsaken the Lord , he has forsaken you .

‏ 2 Chronicles 24:20-21

Joash’s Treachery

20 ^aThen the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah ^bthe son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God, ^c‘Why do you break the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? ^dBecause you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.’” 21 But ^ethey conspired against him, ^fand by command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord.