Zechariah
Zechariah, son of Jehoiada the priest, was murdered in the temple court.
MalePriestTribe of LeviDivided Monarchy eraOld & New Testaments3 books5 verses
Summary
A priest living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2 Chronicles 24:20; referred to as Zechariah (זְכַרְיָהוּ) or Zechariah (Ζαχαρίας); a son of Jehoiada.
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Alternative names
- ΖαχαρίαςZechariah
- זְכַרְיָהוּZechariah
Mentions
Includes 2 verses that refer to Zechariah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
- 2 Chronicles 24:21Referred to, not namedBut they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 24:22Referred to, not namedThus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
- And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
- …from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.