2 Kings 15:8–15

Zechariah King of Israel

⁸In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned six months. ⁹He did evil^a in the eyes of the Lord, as his predecessors had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.

¹⁰Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah. He attacked him in front of the people,^d assassinated^b him and succeeded him as king. ¹¹The other events of Zechariah’s reign are written in the book of the annals^c of the kings of Israel. ¹²So the word of the Lord spoken to Jehu was fulfilled:^d “Your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.”^e

Shallum King of Israel

¹³Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned in Samaria^e one month. ¹⁴Then Menahem son of Gadi went from Tirzah^f up to Samaria. He attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, assassinated^g him and succeeded him as king.

¹⁵The other events of Shallum’s reign, and the conspiracy he led, are written in the book of the annals^h of the kings of Israel.