^{19 Ref} And the Lord sent them prophets to make them come back to him; and they gave witness against them, but they would not give ear.

^{20 Ref} Then the spirit of God came on Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, and, getting up before the people, he said to them, God has said, Why do you go against the orders of the Lord, so that everything goes badly for you? because you have given up the Lord, he has given you up.

^{21 Ref} 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.