11-30-2008, 11:31 AM
Something that was recently brought to my attention, is there appears to be a discrepancy between the wording of Matthew 23:35 and Second Chronicles 24:20. The account in Matthew reads: ‘And then you will become responsible for all the righteous blood that was spilled on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of ZechariJah (the son of BarachiJah), who you murdered between the Holy Place and the Altar.’
However, the account in Second Chronicles says that ZechariJah’s father was JehoiAda (check your own Bible).
Then, checking the Aramaic text of Matthew, you will find the same names (with spelling variations) as in the Greek text (that ZechariJah’s father was BarachiJah). So, it appears as though we can trust the name of ZechariJah’s father as it is shown in Matthew’s account.
So why the discrepancy? Well, the Septuagint clearly speaks of another person at Second Chronicles 24:20, for there it says: ‘Then the Breath of God came over AzariJah the Priest (who was JehoiAda’s son)!’
As you can see, it looks like there is an error in the Hebrew-based text that is corrected in the Septuagint. For there (in the Septuagint) it wasn’t the Prophet ZechariJah speaking, but the Priest AzariJah, who was the son of JehoiAda. And ZechariJah’s father truly was BarachiJah.
However, the account in Second Chronicles says that ZechariJah’s father was JehoiAda (check your own Bible).
Then, checking the Aramaic text of Matthew, you will find the same names (with spelling variations) as in the Greek text (that ZechariJah’s father was BarachiJah). So, it appears as though we can trust the name of ZechariJah’s father as it is shown in Matthew’s account.
So why the discrepancy? Well, the Septuagint clearly speaks of another person at Second Chronicles 24:20, for there it says: ‘Then the Breath of God came over AzariJah the Priest (who was JehoiAda’s son)!’
As you can see, it looks like there is an error in the Hebrew-based text that is corrected in the Septuagint. For there (in the Septuagint) it wasn’t the Prophet ZechariJah speaking, but the Priest AzariJah, who was the son of JehoiAda. And ZechariJah’s father truly was BarachiJah.