2Ch 24:17-22, Psa 36:3, 81:11-12, 125:5, Mat 12:44-45, 2Th 2:9-12 | 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}

Psalms 36:3

3 The words of his mouth are ^mtrouble and deceit;
ⁿhe has ceased to act wisely and do good.

Psalms 81:11-12

11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel ^owould not submit to me.
12 So I ^pgave them over to their ^qstubborn hearts,
to follow their own ^rcounsels.

Psalms 125:5

5 But those who ^sturn aside to their ^tcrooked ways
the Lord will lead away with ^uevildoers!
^vPeace be upon Israel!

Matthew 12:44-45

44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and ^wthe last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this ^xevil generation.”

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan ^ywith all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for ^zthose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore ^aaGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^abwhat is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned ^acwho did not believe the truth but ^adhad pleasure in unrighteousness.