2 Chronicles 24:21
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 24:25 records Joash's assassination as retribution for the blood of Zechariah, fulfilling the consequence of the stoning.
2 Chronicles 36:17 describes Babylonians killing in the sanctuary — a later judgment mirroring the temple violence against Zechariah.
Jeremiah 11:19 shows a similar conspiracy against a prophet: they plot to destroy him, just as the people conspired against Zechariah.
Jeremiah 18:18 records plots against Jeremiah, mirroring the conspiracy against Zechariah — both prophets targeted for their messages.
Jeremiah 38:4-6 depicts officials seeking Jeremiah's death and throwing him into a cistern, paralleling the violent persecution of Zechariah.
Matthew 21:35's parable mentions stoning a servant, directly reflecting Zechariah's stoning in the temple court as a prophet killed by God's people.
In Matthew 23:34-37, Jesus directly references the murder of Zechariah son of Barachiah between temple and altar, linking it to the same event here.
Nehemiah 9:26 summarizes Israel's history of killing prophets, directly echoing the pattern exemplified by Zechariah's stoning.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 observes that righteous people sometimes perish in their righteousness, directly describing Zechariah's fate.
Jeremiah 2:30 laments that Israel's sword has devoured prophets, echoing the stoning of Zechariah as a specific instance.
Luke 13:34 directly references Jerusalem killing prophets, including stoning — the same pattern as Zechariah's death.
Matthew 23:37 has Jesus lamenting Jerusalem's pattern of stoning prophets, directly alluding to the murder of Zechariah and similar events.
Deuteronomy 13:10 prescribes stoning for false prophets; here a true prophet is stoned, contrasting lawful punishment with unjust execution.
Hebrews 11:37 lists stoning among martyrdoms; Zechariah's death is a key example of this fate.
Acts 7:59 shows Stephen praying as he is stoned, similar to Zechariah's faithful death under persecution.
Acts 7:58 records Stephen's stoning by religious leaders, mirroring the unjust death of Zechariah as a righteous witness.
Jeremiah 20:2 records Pashhur beating Jeremiah in the temple precincts — another instance of a prophet abused in the same location.
1 Kings 21:11 shows Naboth's framing and stoning by conspiracy, similar to the plot against Zechariah. Both are unjust deaths of innocents.
1 Samuel 22:18 describes the massacre of priests by royal order, paralleling the killing of a prophet by king's command.
Proverbs 28:17 speaks of bloodguilt burdening a murderer, applying to those who killed Zechariah — a principle of divine justice.