person · P0431
Zechariah ben Yeravam זכריהו
Son of Yeravam II and last of the house of Yehu: six months on the throne, then struck down publicly by Shallum — fulfilling the word to Yehu that four generations of his sons would sit on Israel's throne. With him began the kingdom's terminal spiral of coups.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- זכריהו
- Also known as
- Zachariah of Israel, Zechariah ben Yeravam II
- Era
- bible
- Parents
- Yeravam II
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 3134–3164 AM (reigned six months in 3164)
- Academic
- reigned c. 747 BCE (six months)
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈30 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the thirty-eighth year of Azaryah king of Yehudah, Zecharyahu ben Yeravam became king over Israel in Shomron — six months.
Directly stated in the cited source.
|
biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| Shallum ben Yavesh conspired against him, struck him before the people and killed him, and reigned in his place — "this was the word of Hashem spoken to Yehu: sons of the fourth generation shall sit for you on the throne of Israel; and so it was." | biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| The placement (reigned six months in 3164 AM) is a schematic Mesorah Atlas reconstruction: the northern kings' regnal years stated in Kings are chained forward from the division of the kingdom in 2964 AM, with sub-year reigns counted as zero; the chain closes exactly at the fall of Shomron in 3205 AM (Chizkiyahu's sixth year, Melachim II 18:10). The cited source states the reign's length, not absolute dates.
The cited sources establish relative chronology or regnal duration; they do not state the absolute AM range.
|
tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |