¹⁴ And ^(A)the Spirit of the Lord came^[a] upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly.

Asa's Religious Reforms

15 ^(A)The Spirit of God came^[a] upon Azariah the son of Oded,

Joash's Treachery

^20 (A)Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah ^(B)the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God, ^(C)‘Why do you break the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? ^(D)Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.’”

³¹ and said, ‘Cornelius, ^(A)your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

⁴ And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms ^(A)have ascended ^(B)as a memorial before God.

Gabriel Brings an Answer

^20 (A)While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for ^(B)the holy hill of my God, ²¹ while I was speaking in prayer, the man ^(C)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, ^(D)came to me in swift flight at ^(E)the time of the evening sacrifice.

² And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel ^(A)camping tribe by tribe. And ^(B)the Spirit of God came upon him,