| II Chronicles 24:20
| The Spirit of God then came upon Zacharias, the son of Joiada, the priest, *and he stood in the sight of the people, and said to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Why transgress you the commandment of the Lord which will not be for your good, and have forsaken the Lord, to make him forsake you?
| Year of the World 8164, Year before Christ 840. Priest, refers to Zacharias. Septuagint, "Azarias." (Haydock) --- It is not certain whether this was the person whom Jesus Christ speaks, (Matthew 23:35.; Calmet) as St. Jerome believes; (Matthew 23:35.) or our Saviour alludes to one of the minor prophets, (Tirinus) or to the father of John the Baptist. [Luke i.] (Baronius) (Haydock) --- Sight. Hebrew, "above," perhaps on the steps between the two courts. (Calmet) --- To make. Hebrew, "therefore hath he forsaken you."
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