Zechariah
king of Israel
Son of Jeroboam II who reigned six months in Samaria and was struck down before the people by Shallum.
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Jeroboam Dies; Zachariah Succeeds Him
28Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
The other things Jeroboam did are written down. So is how strong he was, and how he fought his wars. He also took back Damascus and Hamath for Israel. You can read it in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
29And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
Jeroboam slept with his fathers, the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah became king after him.
Six-month Reign, Struck Down by Shallum
8In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
Azariah had been king of Judah for 38 years. Then Zachariah, son of Jeroboam, became king of Israel. He ruled in the city of Samaria for six months.
9And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
He did what was evil in the LORD's eyes, like his fathers had. He kept doing the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat. Jeroboam had led Israel into those sins.
10And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
Shallum son of Jabesh made a secret plan against him. He struck Zachariah down in front of the people and killed him. Then Shallum became king instead.
11And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
The other things Zachariah did are written down. They are in the book called the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
12This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.
This was what the LORD had told Jehu long before. He said, "Your sons will sit on Israel's throne for four generations." And that is what happened.
Every passage here is the King James text. Nothing on this page retells the story; it only puts the pieces in order.