2 Chronicles 24:20

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And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”

In other translations

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”

Hebrew words

וְרוּחַveruachand [the] spirit ofH7307אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430לָבְשָׁהlaveshahit clothedH3847אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853זְכַרְיָהzekharyahZechariahH2148בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121יְהוֹיָדָעyehoyada'JehoiadaH3077הַכֹּהֵןhakohenthe priestH3548וַיַּעֲמֹדvaiya'amodand he stoodH5975מֵעַלme'al<from> aboveH5921לָעָםla'am<to> the peopleH5971וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהֶםlahemto themכֹּה׀kohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430לָמָהlamah<to> why?H4100אַתֶּם'atem[are] youH859עֹבְרִים'oerimtransgressingH5674אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִצְוֹתmitzvot[the] commandments ofH4687יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808תַצְלִיחוּtatzlichuyou will prosperH6743כִּי־ki-forH3588עֲזַבְתֶּם'azavtemyou have forsakenH5800אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיַּעֲזֹבvaiya'azoand he has forsakenH5800אֶתְכֶם׃'etkhem<obj.> youH853

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Jehoiada (2 Kings 11), Zechariah (son of Jehoiada)

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