2 Chronicles 24:16-20
2 Chronicles 24:16
And they buried him in the city of David with the kings, because he had done well in Israel and for God and His house.
2 Chronicles 24:17
But after the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king, and the king listened to them.
2 Chronicles 24:18
And they abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols; so wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.
2 Chronicles 24:19
Yet He sent prophets to them to bring them back to the Lord; and they testified against them, but they would not listen. Joash Murders Son of Jehoiada
2 Chronicles 24:20
Then the Spirit of God covered Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest like clothing; and he stood above the people and said to them, “This is what God has said, ‘Why do you break the commandments of the Lord and do not prosper? Because you have abandoned the Lord, He has also abandoned you.’ ”