 After the death of Jehoiada, Zechariah condemned both King Jehoash and the people for their rebellion against God ().This so stirred up their resentment against him that at the king's commandment they stoned him, and he died "in the court of the house of the Lord" ().In rabbinical literature, Zechariah was the son-in-law of the king, and, being also a priest, prophet, and judge, he dared censure the monarch.