2 Kings 15:13 meaning and explanation
In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
2 Kings 15:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Shallum had just assassinated Zechariah, the last king of Jehu's dynasty, and seized Israel's throne. The narrator dates the event by the reign of Uzziah, also called Azariah, king of Judah, because the two kingdoms kept separate calendars.
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