2 Kings 15:12

12 The word of the Lord that He spoke to Jehu was, "Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel."^[a] And it was so.

2 Kings 15:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 15:12

This was the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu
Which was now fulfilled in the short reign of Zachariah:

saying, thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth
generation;
see ( 2 Kings 10:30 ) , and so it came to pass; as every word of the Lord does, not one fails; for after Jehu reigned Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam the second, and Zachariah, all descendants of Jehu.

2 Kings 15:12 In-Context

10 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah. He struck him down publicly, killed him, and became king in his place.

11 As for the rest of the events of Zechariah's [reign], they are written about in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.

12 The word of the Lord that He spoke to Jehu was, "Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel." And it was so.

13 In the thirty-ninth year of Judah's King Uzziah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king; he reigned in Samaria a full month.

14 Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place.

Footnotes

• [a]. 2 Kg 10:30