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Zachariah

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: Z

By: James P. Boyd

(remembered by Jehovah). In better Hebrew, Zechariah. (1) Son of Jeroboam II., and his successor on the throne of Israel (2 Kings 14:29²⁹And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 14:29)); B. C. 773-72. He reigned only six months (2 Kings 15:8-11⁸In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. ⁹And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. ¹⁰And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. ¹¹And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. (2 Kings 15:8‑11)). (2) Father of Abi, mother of Hezekiah king of Judah (2 Kings 18:2²Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. (2 Kings 18:2)). Written Zechariah (2 Chron. 29:1¹Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. (2 Chronicles 29:1)).

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