2 Chronicles 24:21
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 24:21 in other translations
| BSB | But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. |
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| WEB | They conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the LORD’s house. |
| ASV | And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah. |
| YLT | And they conspire against him, and stone him with stones by the command of the king, in the court of the house of Jehovah, |
| DARBY | And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah. |
| BBE | But when they had made a secret design against him, he was stoned with stones, by the king's order, in the outer square of the Lord's house. |
| Webster | And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. |
What does 2 Chronicles 24:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 24:17-22
17-22. Now came the princes of Judah, and make obeisance to the king--Hitherto, while Joash occupied the throne, his uncle had held the reins of sovereign power, and by his excellent counsels had directed the young king to such measures as were calculated to promote both the civil and religious interests of the country. The fervent piety, practical wisdom, and inflexible firmness of that sage counsellor exerted…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 24:15-27
See what a great judgment on any prince or people, the death of godly, zealous, useful men is. See how necessary it is that we act in religion from inward principle. Then the loss of a parent, a minister, or a friend, will not be losing our religion. Often both princes and inferior people have been flattered to their ruin. True grace alone will enable a man to bring forth fruit unto the end. Zechariah, the son of…
2 Chronicles 24:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 24:21
- Nehemiah 9:26
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
- Acts 7:58-59
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
- Jeremiah 38:4-6
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you. Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
- Jeremiah 18:18
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
- Jeremiah 11:19
But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
- Matthew 23:34-37
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
- Matthew 21:35
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 24:20
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.
- 2 Chronicles 24:21
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 24:22
Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.
2 Chronicles 24:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas ellos hicieron conspiración contra él, y cubriéronle de piedras por mandato del rey, en el patio de la casa de Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils conspirèrent contre lui, et le lapidèrent avec des pierres par l’ordre du roi, dans le parvis de la maison de l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie machten eine Verschwörung wider ihn und steinigten ihn auf Befehl des Königs im Hofe des Hauses Jehovas. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui congregati adversus eum, miserunt lapides juxta regis imperium in atrio domus Domini. |