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Zachariah

– 771 BC

Family

Father
Jeroboam

In the story

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  • Reign of Zachariah · 783 BC
  • Death of Zachariah · 771 BC

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Son of Jeroboam II., king of Israel. On the death of his father there was an interregnum of ten years, at the end of which he succeeded to the throne, which he occupied only six months, having been put to death by Shallum, who usurped the throne. “He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done” (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8-12). In him the dynasty of Jehu came to an end.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 3 verses

2 Kings
14:29, 15:8, 15:11

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.