2 Chronicles 24:22 meaning and explanation

Thus 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.”

2 Chronicles 24:22, Berean Standard Bible

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The narrator draws the line between Joash's early loyalty to the LORD and his later betrayal. Jehoiada the priest had sheltered and mentored Joash, and his son Zechariah, filled with the Spirit, confronted the king's idolatry.

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