9
And he did
that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
10
And Shallum, the son of Jabesh, conspired against him, and smote him before the people and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
11
And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they
are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
12
This
was the word of the LORD which he spoke unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth
generation. And so it came to pass.
13
Shallum, the son of Jabesh, began to reign in the year thirty-nine of Uzziah, king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
14
For Menahem, the son of Gadi, went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria and smote Shallum, the son of Jabesh, in Samaria and slew him and reigned in his stead.
15
And the rest of the acts of Shallum and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they
are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
16
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah and all that
were therein and the borders thereof from Tirzah because they had not opened
to him, therefore, he smote
it;
and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
17
In the year thirty-nine of Azariah, king of Judah, Menahem, the son of Gadi, began to reign over Israel
and reigned ten years in Samaria.
18
And he did
that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
19
And Pul, the king of Assyria, came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.