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    29 others in the registry answer to the name Zechariah. Every Zechariah in the Bible

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    Zechariah

    זְכַרְיָהוּ

    Zechariah, son of Jeroboam II, was the last king of the northern kingdom of Israel, reigning for only six months before being assassinated.

    verses
    3
    first named
    2 Kings 14:29
    last named
    2 Kings 15:11
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Israel

    Description

    Who was Zechariah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Zechariah was the son of Jeroboam II and the last king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He ascended to the throne after the death of his father, who had reigned for forty-one years. However, Zechariah's reign was short-lived, lasting only six months.

    During his brief reign, Zechariah did evil in the sight of the Lord, following in the footsteps of his predecessors. He continued the idolatrous practices that had plagued the northern kingdom since its inception.

    Zechariah's reign came to a violent end when he was conspired against and assassinated by Shallum, son of Jabesh. This assassination fulfilled the prophecy given to Jehu, stating that his descendants would sit on the throne of Israel for four generations.

    The death of Zechariah marked the end of the dynasty of Jehu and the beginning of a period of political instability in the northern kingdom. Shallum, who had killed Zechariah, assumed the throne but was himself assassinated just one month later. This turmoil and the lack of a stable leadership contributed to the eventual downfall and captivity of the northern kingdom at the hands of the Assyrians.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Zechariah10 of 10 entities the graph connects to Zechariah, in 3 groups: kinship 1, company 2, events 7. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.JeroboamChild of · 1 event · 14 versesKinshipZechariah and Israel’s sin of SinTook part in · 4 versesShallum’s reignTook part in · 2 versesCompanyIsrael2 events · 2,578 versesSin1 event · 240 versesEvil1 event · 134 versesSamaria2 events · 124 versesJeroboam1 event · 81 versesUzziah’s reign1 event · 6 versesShallum3 events · 4 versesEventsZechariah

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    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Zechariah happensThe one place the claims about Zechariah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Samaria. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Zechariah there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Samaria
    Divided MonarchyThe one place the claims about Zechariah reach

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    1. 2 Kings3 verses

      14:2915:815:11

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    via Shallum’s reignReignReign is a concept gathering 158 labelled instances in the text.via Shallum’s reignSamariaCapital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitantsvia Shallum’s reignShallumKing of Israel who conspired against Zechariahvia Zechariah and Israel’s sin of SinIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Zechariah and Israel’s sin of SinJeroboamFirst king of the northern kingdom of Israel.via JeroboamJeroboam’s reignJeroboam’s reign is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via JeroboamJoashKing of Israel, son of Jehoahazvia Zechariah and Israel’s sin of SinSinSin is a concept gathering 35 labelled instances in the text.via JeroboamWord Of Lord To HoseaWord Of Lord To Hosea is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.

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