Keraia
People

Zechariah

Zechariah, son of Jeroboam II, was the last king of the northern kingdom of Israel, reigning for only six months before being assassinated.
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Summary

A king of Northern Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2 Kings 14:29; only referred to as Zechariah (זְכַרְיָהוּ); a son of Jeroboam.

Glossary entries

Zachariah Zechariah (Person)

Family members

Father

Jeroboam

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 2 verses that refer to Zechariah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. 2 Kings 14:29
    And Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. And his son Zechariah reigned in his place.
  2. 2 Kings 15:8
    In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
  3. 2 Kings 15:9Referred to, not named
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
  4. 2 Kings 15:10Referred to, not named
    Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.
  5. 2 Kings 15:11
    As for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.