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and they abandoned the Temple of Yahweh, God of their ancestors, for the worship of sacred poles and idols. Judah and Jerusalem incurred wrath because of this guilt of theirs. (2 Chronicles 24, 18)
The spirit of God then invested Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said, 'God says this, "Why transgress Yahweh's commands to your certain ruin? For if you abandon Yahweh, he will abandon you." (2 Chronicles 24, 20)
They then plotted against him and, at the king's order, stoned him in the court of the Temple of Yahweh. (2 Chronicles 24, 21)
Thus King Joash, forgetful of the devotion which Jehoiada father of Zechariah had displayed on his behalf, murdered his son, who cried out as he died, 'Yahweh will see this and avenge it!' (2 Chronicles 24, 22)
Although the invading Aramaean army was only a small body of men, Yahweh allowed them to defeat a very large army because they had abandoned Yahweh, God of their ancestors; thus they executed judgement on Joash. After they had retired -- for they left him seriously wounded-- (2 Chronicles 24, 24)
These were the conspirators: Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonite and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabite. (2 Chronicles 24, 26)
As regards his sons, the heavy tribute imposed on him, and the restoration of the Temple of God, this is recorded in the Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah succeeded him. (2 Chronicles 24, 27)
Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he came to the throne and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. (2 Chronicles 25, 1)
But he did not put their sons to death; this was in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the book of Moses, where Yahweh had commanded, 'Parents may not be put to death for children, nor children for parents, but each must be put to death for his own crime.' (2 Chronicles 25, 4)
Amaziah summoned Judah and organised all Judah and Benjamin by families under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. He also made a register of those who were twenty years old and upwards, and found there were three hundred thousand picked men, ready for service and capable of wielding spear and shield. (2 Chronicles 25, 5)
Furthermore, he hired a hundred thousand tough fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents of silver. (2 Chronicles 25, 6)
A man of God then came to him and said, 'My lord king, do not let the Israelite troops march with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel or with any of the Ephraimites. (2 Chronicles 25, 7)
