Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.
Parallel translations
- WEB Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.
- KJV And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
- NKJV Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck and killed him in front of the people; and he reigned in his place.
- NASB Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him in the presence of the people and killed him, and reigned in his place.
- NLT Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, assassinated him in public, and became the next king.
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Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down publicly, killed him, and seized the throne.
Overview
Zechariah's assassination ends the dynasty of Jehu, fulfilling God's word that it would extend only to the fourth generation (10:30; 15:12). The brazen public murder inaugurates an era of bloody coups in Israel. The event displays both the precision of God's prophetic word and the lawless violence that flows from a nation abandoning Him.
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- 2 Kgs 9:31And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?”
- 2 Kgs 15:30Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 16:9–10However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
- 1 Kgs 15:28In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.
- Hos 1:4–5Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
- 2 Kgs 9:24Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
- 2 Kgs 15:14Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kgs 15:25Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
- Amos 7:9The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”
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