Parallel Verses
NET Bible
They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord's temple.
New American Standard Bible
So
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
But they conspired against him and stoned him at the king’s command in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.
International Standard Version
But the people conspired against him, and at the direct orders of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the LORD's Temple.
A Conservative Version
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of LORD.
American Standard Version
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.
Amplified
So they conspired against Zechariah and stoned him [to death] at the command of the king, in the courtyard of the house of the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will conspire against him, and stone him with stone by the commands of the king in the enclosure of the house of Jehovah.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they conspired against him and stoned him [with] stones at the command of the king in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
And they conspired against him and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whereupon they conspired against him and stoned him with stones, at the commandment of the king: even in the court of the house of the LORD.
New Heart English Bible
They conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
So they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, by the commandment of the king, - in the court of the house of Yahweh.
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.
World English Bible
They conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they conspire against him, and stone him with stones by the command of the king, in the court of the house of Jehovah,
Themes
Azariah » Son of johanan, possibly identical with zechariah, son of jehoiada
Christian ministers » Instances of persecution » Zechariah
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Joash
Joash » Put jehoiada's son to death
Joash » Wickedness of, after jehoiada's death
Martyrdom » Instances of » Zechariah
Persecution » Instances of » Of zachariah
Punishments » Stoning » Examples of
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Joash, killing zechariah
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Zechariah
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 24:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joash Repairs The Temple
20 God's Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, "This is what God says: 'Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!'" 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 the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada's son. As Zechariah was dying, he said, "May the Lord take notice and seek vengeance!"
Cross References
Nehemiah 9:26
"Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.
Acts 7:58-59
When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Jeremiah 11:19
Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying, "Let's destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let's remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more."
Jeremiah 18:18
Then some people said, "Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God's word. Come on! Let's bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says."
Jeremiah 38:4-6
So these officials said to the king, "This man must be put to death. For he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in the city as well as all the other people there by these things he is saying. This man is not seeking to help these people but is trying to harm them."
Matthew 21:35
But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
Matthew 23:34-37
"For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,