13 Shallum the son of Jabesh became king in the (A)thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned for [a]one month in (B)Samaria. 14 Then Menahem the son of Gadi went up from (C)Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him and became king in his place. 15 Now as for the rest of the acts of Shallum and his conspiracy which he formed, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 15:13 Lit a month of days

Shallum King of Israel

13 Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned in Samaria(A) one month. 14 Then Menahem son of Gadi went from Tirzah(B) up to Samaria. He attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, assassinated(C) him and succeeded him as king.

15 The other events of Shallum’s reign, and the conspiracy he led, are written in the book of the annals(D) of the kings of Israel.

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