2 Chronicles 24:18-21
24:18 They abandoned the temple of the
Lord God of their ancestors,
and worshiped
the Asherah poles and idols. Because of this sinful activity, God was angry with Judah and Jerusalem.
24:19 The
Lord sent prophets among them to lead them back to him.
They warned
the people, but they would not pay attention.
24:20 God’s Spirit energized
Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you violating the commands of the
Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the
Lord, he has rejected you!’”
24:21 They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the
Lord’s temple.
2 Chronicles 33:10
33:10 The Lord confronted Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
2 Chronicles 33:2
33:2 He did evil in the sight of
the
Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations
whom the
Lord drove out ahead of the Israelites.
2 Chronicles 17:13
17:13 He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 25:3-4
25:3 “For the last twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was ruling in Judah
until now, the
Lord has been speaking to me. I told you over and over again
what he said.
But you would not listen.
25:4 Over and over again
the
Lord has sent
his servants the prophets to you. But you have not listened or paid attention.
Jeremiah 26:5
26:5 You must pay attention to the exhortations of my servants the prophets. I have sent them to you over and over again.
But you have not paid any attention to them.
Jeremiah 35:15
35:15 I sent all my servants the prophets to warn you over and over again. They said, “Every one of you, stop doing the evil things you have been doing and do what is right.
Do not pay allegiance to other gods
and worship them. Then you can continue to live in this land that I gave to you and your ancestors.” But you did not pay any attention or listen to me.
Jeremiah 44:4-5
44:4 I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over
again warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate.
44:5 But the people of Jerusalem and Judah
would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods.