2 Chronicles 24:19

¹⁷ After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.

¹⁸ They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.

Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them; but they would not listen.

²⁰ 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.’”

²¹ But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them; but they would not listen.
KJV: Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
WEB: Yet he sent prophets to them to bring them again to the LORD, and they testified against them; but they would not listen.
ASV: Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
DARBY: And he sent prophets among them to bring them again to Jehovah, and they testified against them; but they would not give ear.
BLB: And He sent to them prophets to bring them back to YHWH. And they testified against them, and they would not give an ear.

ÅB: Og Herren sendte profeter blant dem for å føre dem tilbake til seg, og de advarte dem, men de hørte ikke på dem.
OTB: Likevel ble profeter sendt til dem for å bringe dem tilbake til Herren; selv om de vitnet mot dem, ville de ikke høre.
B1930: Og Herren sendte profeter blandt dem for å føre dem tilbake til sig, og de advarte dem, men de hørte ikke på dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 26:5
and if you do not listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not listen,
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Luke 16:31
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
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2 Kings 17:13–15
Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
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Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
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Matthew 13:9
He who has ears, let him hear.”
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Isaiah 42:23
Who among you will pay attention to this? Who will listen and obey hereafter?
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Luke 11:47–51
Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
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Matthew 13:15–16
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
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