^{8 Ref} In the thirty-eighth year of Azaliah, king of Judah, Zechariah, son of Jeroboam, was king over Israel for six months.

^{9 Ref} And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father had done, not turning away from the sin which Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, did and made Israel do.

^{10 Ref} And Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made a secret design against him, and, attacking him in Ibleam, put him to death and became king in his place.

^{11 Ref} Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah are recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.

^{12 Ref} This was what the Lord had said to Jehu, Your sons to the fourth generation will be kings of Israel. And so it came about.