10 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah. He attacked him in front of the people,[a] assassinated(A) him and succeeded him as king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 15:10 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts in Ibleam

Shallum King of Israel

13 Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned in Samaria(A) one month. 14 Then Menahem son of Gadi went from Tirzah(B) up to Samaria. He attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, assassinated(C) him and succeeded him as king.

15 The other events of Shallum’s reign, and the conspiracy he led, are written in the book of the annals(D) of the kings of Israel.

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