2 Kings 15:8–16

ISRAEL’S KING ZECHARIAH

⁸In the thirty-eighth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Zechariah^ag son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months. ⁹He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight as his predecessors had done.^ah He did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.^ai

¹⁰Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah. He struck him down publicly,^A killed him, and became king in his place.^{aj 11}As for the rest of the events of Zechariah’s reign, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.^{ak 12}The word of the Lord that he spoke to Jehu was, “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel,”^al and it was so.

ISRAEL’S KING SHALLUM

¹³In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Uzziah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king; he reigned in Samaria^am a full month. ¹⁴Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah^an to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place. ¹⁵As for the rest of the events of Shallum’s reign, along with the conspiracy that he formed, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

ISRAEL’S KING MENAHEM

¹⁶At that time, starting from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah,^ao all who were in it, and its territory because they wouldn’t surrender.^ap He ripped open all the pregnant women.^aq