Ver. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done Even all his predecessors, from the time of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, from whose sin, in worshipping the calves, they departed not.
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Uzziah died and was buried in the royal burial ground in David's City, and his son Jotham succeeded him as king.
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In the thirty-eighth year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam II became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for six months.
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He, like his predecessors, sinned against the Lord. He followed the wicked example of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.
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Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against King Zechariah, assassinated him at Ibleam, and succeeded him as king.
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Everything else that Zechariah did is recorded in [The History of the Kings of Israel.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.