Zechariah
ZECHARIAH, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II. Zechariah succeeded to the throne after his father's death in 743 B.C.E. He was assassinated six months later by *Shallum of Jabesh, who seized the throne for about one month (II Kings 15:8–13). It is not possible to determine the reason for his assassination, but presumably it was prompted by external political circumstances.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Bright, Hist, 253.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Judaica. © 2007 The Gale Group. All Rights Reserved.
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