⁸In the 38th year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam II became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for six months. ⁹He, like his predecessors, sinned against the Lord. He followed the wicked example of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin. ¹⁰Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against King Zechariah, assassinated him at Ibleam,^e and succeeded him as king.

¹¹Everything else that Zechariah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.

¹²^*So the promise was fulfilled which the Lord had made to King Jehu: “Your descendants, down to the fourth generation,^f will be kings of Israel.”

King Shallum of Israel

¹³In the 39th year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for one month.

¹⁴Menahem son of Gadi went from Tirzah to Samaria, assassinated Shallum, and succeeded him as king. ¹⁵Everything else that Shallum did, including an account of his conspiracy, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel. ¹⁶As Menahem was on his way from Tirzah, he completely destroyed the city of Tappuah,^g its inhabitants, and the surrounding territory, because the city did not surrender to him. He even ripped open the bellies of all the pregnant women.

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Footnotes

eOne ancient translation at Ibleam; Hebrew before people.
ffourth generation: Zechariah was Jehu’s great-great-grandson.
gOne ancient translation Tappuah; Hebrew Tiphsah.

Cross references

*15.12: 2 K 10:30