18 And they abandoned (A)the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and (B)served the [a]Asherim and the idols; so (C)wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs. 19 Yet (D)He sent prophets to them to bring them back to the Lord; and they testified against them, but they would not listen.

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20 (E)Then the Spirit of God [b]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, ‘(F)Why do you break the commandments of the Lord and do not prosper? (G)Because you have abandoned the Lord, He has also abandoned you.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:18 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)
  2. 2 Chronicles 24:20 Lit clothed

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