Leaders plotted to kill Zechariah and King Joash order that they stone him to death - 2 Chronicles 24:21
Sometimes we must stand against even the strongest public opinion
Zechariah encourages Joash and the people to return to the LOrd and warned them of the consequences of their idolity
You have abandoned the Lord, and now he has abandoned you! - 2 Chronicles 24:21
That wasn't what the king or his subjects wanted to hear
Zechariah paid with his life for his willingness to buck public opinion