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Zechariah (spelled Zachariah in the KJV and Zacharias in the DRB; Hebrew: זכריה, meaning "remembered by the Lord"; Latin: Zacharias) was a king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel, and son of Jeroboam II.
William F. Albright has dated his reign to 746 BC – 745 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 753 BC – 752 BC.[1]
The account of his reign is briefly told in 2 Kings (2Kings 15:8-12). Zachariah ruled Israel only for six months before Shallum usurped the throne and put him to death. This ended the dynasty of Jehu after four generations of his descendants, fulfilling the prophecy in 2Kings 10:30.
References
- ^ Edwin Thiele, The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN 082543825X, 9780825438257
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Zechariah of Israel
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| Preceded by Jeroboam II |
King of Israel 753 – 752 BC |
Succeeded by Shallum |
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