Reign of Zachariah
783 BC (11Y)Death of Zachariah
771 BC (1D)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.
Father:Jeroboam
- 2Kgs.14: And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
- 2Kgs.15: In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
- 2Kgs.15: And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.