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Zachariah
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Zachariah. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Remembered by the Lord.
Zachariah (1)
#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.
Zachariah (2)
#The father of Abi, who was the mother of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:2).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(remembered by Jehovah), or properly Zechariah.
Son of Jeroboam II., fourteenth king of Israel, and the last of the house of Jehu. There is a difficulty about the date of his reign. Most chronologers assume an interregnum of eleven years between Jeroboam’s death and Zachariah’s accession. The latter event took place B.C. 772-1. His reign lasted only six months. He was killed in a conspiracy of which Shallum was the head, and by which the prophecy in (2 Kings 10:30) was accomplished, The father of Abi or Abijah, Hezekiah’s mother. (2 Kings 18:2)
In the Bible
4
Verses where Zachariah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Kings 14:29
And Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. And his son Zechariah reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:8
In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
- 2 Kings 15:11
As for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- 2 Kings 18:2
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
Scripture on Zachariah
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Entries that reference Zachariah
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Zachariah references
13
Voices on Zachariah
1
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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