2 Kings 15:13

13 Shallum son of Jabesh hath reigned in the thirty and ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigneth a month of days in Samaria;

2 Kings 15:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 15:13

Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and
thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah
The same with Azariah: he is sometimes called by one name, and sometimes by the other, see ( 2 Kings 14:21 ) ,

and he reigned a full month in Samaria:
and no longer; so soon were the conspiracy against his sovereign, and the murder of him, punished.

2 Kings 15:13 In-Context

11 And the rest of the matters of Zechariah, lo, they are written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel.

12 It [is] the word of Jehovah that He spake unto Jehu, saying, `Sons of the fourth [generation] do sit for thee on the throne of Israel;' and it is so.

13 Shallum son of Jabesh hath reigned in the thirty and ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigneth a month of days in Samaria;

14 and go up doth Menahem son of Gadi from Tirzah and cometh in to Samaria, and smiteth Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead.

15 And the rest of the matters of Shallum, and his conspiracy that he made, lo, they are written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel.