Sefer Zikhronot HaNevi’im — 21. Zekharyahu son of Yehoyada

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Zekharyahu son of Yehoyada the kohen was remembered as a prophet of Yerushalayim. Yoash king of Yehudah ordered his death beside the altar, and his blood was shed within the sanctuary court.

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The kohanim buried him beside his father. The memorial says that afterward signs of disruption appeared in the House: visions ceased, heavenly appearances were no longer seen as before, and the older means of priestly inquiry no longer gave answer in the former manner. This is preserved as a temple-memory tradition attached to his bloodshed.

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