Death of Jehoiada and Joash's Apostasy

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But Y'hoyada grew old; and when he was full of days, he died. He was 130 years old when he died.

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They buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had served Isra'el, God and his house well.

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After Y'hoyada died, the leaders of Y'hudah came and prostrated themselves before the king. Then the king listened to them;

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and they abandoned the house of ADONAI the God of their ancestors and served the sacred poles and the idols. In consequence of their guilt, [God's] anger fell on Y'hudah and Yerushalayim.

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In spite of this, he sent them prophets to bring them back to ADONAI; they warned them, but they wouldn't pay attention.

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The Spirit of God covered Z'kharyah the son of Y'hoyada the cohen; he stood above the people and addressed them: "Thus says God: 'Why are you transgressing the mitzvot of ADONAI and courting disaster? Because you have abandoned ADONAI, he has abandoned you."

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But they conspired against him and stoned him to death at the order of the king in the courtyard of the house of ADONAI.

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Thus Yo'ash the king did not remember the kindness which Y'hoyada, [Z'kharyah's] father, had done for him, but put his son to death. As he was dying he said, "May ADONAI see this and take vengeance!"

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