2Ch 24:17-22, Isa 29:13 | ESV | STEP | Now after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and paid homage to the king . Then the king listened to them.

2 Chronicles 24:17-22

17 Now after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them. 18 And they abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served ^athe Asherim and the idols. And ^bwrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs. 19 ^cYet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the Lord. ^dThese testified against them, but they would not pay attention.

Joash’s Treachery

20 ^eThen the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah ^fthe son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God, ^g‘Why do you break the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? ^hBecause you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.’” 21 But ⁱthey conspired against him, ^jand by command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord. 22 Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah’s father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, “May the Lord see ^kand avenge!” ^{▼▼Hebrew and seek}

Isaiah 29:13

13 And the Lord said:
“Because ^mthis people ⁿdraw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,