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Zechariah זְכַרְיָהוּ
King of N. Israel. Zechariah, son of Jeroboam II, was the last king of the northern kingdom of Israel, reigning for only six months before being assassinated.
Also called Zachariah.
Family
| Father | Jeroboam |
|---|
Where Zechariah appears
2 Kings (3)
Key verses
- 2 Kings 14:29 first mention — And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
- 2 Kings 15:8 — In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
- 2 Kings 15:11 — And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.