- The LORD[YHWH]:
- These words were prophetic, and not imprecatory; and should be rendered as Houbigant proposes, in the future tense: "The Lord will look upon it, and avenge it." The event soon verified this prediction; for, before the year was expired, the Syrians came up against Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people, and Joash himself was slain in his bed by his own servants. Many circumstances served to aggravate this barbarous act. Zechariah was a high-priest and a prophet, upright and unblameable in the discharge of his high offices; this murder was perpetrated within the very precincts of the courts of the Lord; and this truly good man was by blood the nearest relative of Joash, and the son of the man who had save him from being murdered, and raised him to the throne! "And surelyª¹ your bloodª of your livesª will I require;ª° at the handª¹ of every¹ beastª will I require¹ it,²° and at the handª¹ of man;ª at the handª¹ of every man'sª brotherª will I requireª°¹ the lifeª of man.ª" {Gen 9:5} + "But, O LORDª of hosts,ª that judgestª° righteously,ª that triestª° the reinsª and the heart,ª let me seeª° thy vengeanceª on¹ them: for¹ unto¹ thee have I revealedª°¹ my cause.ª" {Jer 11:20} + "As for me,¹ behold,¹ I [am] in your hand:ª doª° with me as seemethª goodª and meetª unto you. ... But¹ know²° ye for certain,ª° that¹ if¹ ye¹ put me to death,ª°¹ ye¹ shall surely¹ bringª° innocentª bloodª upon¹ yourselves, and upon¹ this¹ city,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof: for¹ of a truthª the LORDª hath sentª° me unto¹ you to speakª°¹ all¹ these¹ wordsª in your ears.ª" {Jer 26:14-15} + "Fromª the¹ bloodª of Abelª untoª the¹ bloodª of Zacharias,ª which² perishedª° betweenª the¹ altarª andª the¹ temple:ª verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª It shall be requiredª° ofª thisª generation.ª" {Lke 11:51} + "Alexanderª the¹ coppersmithª didª° meª muchª evil:ª the¹ Lordª rewardª° himª according¹ to² hisª works:ª" {2Tm 4:14} + "Atª myª firstª answerª no manª stood²° with¹ me,ª butª allª [men] forsookª° me:ª [I pray God] that it may²° notª be laid²° to their charge.ª¹" {2Tm 4:16} + "Andª whenª he had openedª° the¹ fifthª seal,ª I sawª° underª the¹ altarª the¹ soulsª of them that were slainª° forª the¹ wordª of God,ª andª forª the¹ testimonyª whichª they held:ª° ... Andª whiteª robesª were givenª° unto every one of them;ª andª it was saidª° unto them,ª thatª they should restª° yetª for a littleª season,ª untilª¹ their²¹ fellowservantsª alsoª andª their²¹ brethren,ª that shouldª° be killedª° asª² they² [were],¹¹ should² be fulfilled.ª°" {Rev 6:9-11} + "Rejoiceª° overª her,ª [thou] heaven,ª andª [ye] holyª apostlesª andª prophets;ª forª Godª hath avengedªª° youª onª her.ª" {Rev 18:20} + "Forª trueª andª righteousª [are] his²¹ judgments:ª forª he hath judgedª° the¹ greatª whore,ª whichª did corruptª° the¹ earthª withª her²¹ fornication,ª andª hath avengedª° the¹ bloodª of his²¹ servantsª atª her²¹ hand.ª" {Rev 19:2}
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