Zachariah’s Reign over Israel

⁸ During the thirty-eighth year of the reign of^[a] Azariah, king of Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zachariah began a six-month reign in Samaria. ⁹ He did what the Lord considered to be evil, just as his ancestors had done. He never abandoned the sins of Nebat’s son Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin. ¹⁰ So Jabesh’s son Shallum conspired against him and attacked him in full view of the people, killed him, and reigned in his place. ¹¹ The rest of Zachariah’s activities are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

Shallum’s Reign over Israel

¹² This is what the Lord told Jehu: “Your children will sit on Israel’s throne for the next four generations.”^[b] And that is what happened:^[c]