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21 They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple. 22 King Joash disregarded[a] the loyalty Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s[b] son. As Zechariah[c] was dying, he said, “May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:22 tn Heb “did not remember.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 24:22 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoiada) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 2 Chronicles 24:22 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 2 Chronicles 24:22 tn Heb “and seek [—].” The direct object of “seek” is omitted in the Hebrew text but implied; “vengeance” is supplied for clarification.