Zechariah of Israel
Zechariah | |||||
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King of Northern Israel | |||||
Reign | c. 752 BC (reigned 6 months) | ||||
Predecessor | Jeroboam II | ||||
Successor | Shallum | ||||
Died | 752 BC Kingdom of Israel | ||||
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Father | Jeroboam II |
Zechariah (
Israelite Kingdom of Israel, and son of Jeroboam II
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Zechariah became king of Israel in
E. R. Thiele offers the dates 753 BC – 752 BC.[1]
The account of his reign is briefly told in Jeroboam I had done. Zechariah ruled Israel for only six months before Shallum, a captain from his own army, murdered him and took the throne. This ended the dynasty of Jehu after four generations of his descendants, fulfilling the prophecy in 2 Kings 10:30.
References
- ISBN 0-8254-3825-X, 9780825438257