2 Chronicles 24:22
Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 24:25 records Joash's assassination as direct retribution for Zechariah's blood, answering the cry in verse 22.
Proverbs 17:13 warns that returning evil for good brings lasting trouble; Joash's ingratitude exactly fits this.
Jeremiah 11:20 is a prayer for vengeance from a persecuted prophet, exactly paralleling Zechariah's dying plea.
Luke 11:51 directly cites Zechariah's murder between temple and altar, making his blood the last in a lineage of martyrs.
Revelation 6:9-11 shows martyrs crying for vengeance under the altar, directly mirroring Zechariah's dying plea.
In Jeremiah 20:12, the prophet echoes Zechariah's cry for God to see and avenge, both appealing to the Lord as witness and judge.
In Matthew 21:35, the parable of the tenants mirrors Zechariah's murder: God's servants are beaten, killed, and stoned by those who should honor them.
In Matthew 23:37, Jesus laments Jerusalem killing prophets—including Zechariah, who was stoned in the temple court.
In Luke 13:34, Jesus laments Jerusalem killing prophets—the same pattern as Zechariah's murder by Joash.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 observes that a righteous man perishes despite his righteousness—exactly Zechariah's fate, illustrating this paradox.
In Jeremiah 26:15, the same cry of innocent blood is invoked — Jeremiah warns the people they will bring bloodguilt on themselves.
2 Timothy 4:16 contrasts Zechariah's cry for vengeance with Paul's prayer that the Lord not charge his deserters.
1 Samuel 24:15 has David asking the Lord to judge and avenge his cause, mirroring Zechariah's plea for divine requital.
Psalm 10:13 questions why the wicked think God will not call to account—contrasting with Zechariah's confident appeal for divine reckoning.
Psalm 10:14 affirms God sees affliction and will take it into His hands, answering Zechariah's cry 'May the Lord see.'