2 Chronicles 24:20–25

²⁰The Spirit of God took control of ^jkZechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood above the people and said to them, “This is what God says, ‘Why are you transgressing the Lord’s commands and you do not prosper? ^lBecause you have abandoned the Lord, He has abandoned you.’ ” ^m21But they conspired against him and stoned him at the king’s command in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple. ⁿ²²King Joash didn’t remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him, but killed his son. While he was dying, he said, “May the Lord see and demand ^oan account.”

Aramean Invasion of Judah

²³At the turn of the year, an Aramean army went to war against Joash. ^pThey entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people among them and sent all the plunder to the king of Damascus. ²⁴Although the Aramean army came with only a few men, the Lord handed over ^qa vast army to them because the people of Judah had abandoned ^rYahweh, the God of their ancestors. So they executed judgment on Joash.

Joash Assassinated

²⁵When ^sthe Arameans saw that Joash had many wounds, they left him. His servants conspired against him, and killed him on his bed, because he had shed the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings. ^t