(no parallel in 2 Kin.). The Martyrdom of Zechariah

This martyrdom is referred to by our Lord in Luke 11:51, "from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah who perished between the altar and the house," i.e. "the temple" (cp. Matthew 23:35). As Chronicles is reckoned last in the Jewish Canon, "From Abel to Zachariah" practically includes the whole Old Testament. In the text of Matt. Zachariah is called "son of Barachiah" by a confusion with Zechariah the contemporary of Haggai.

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