10. Shallum, son of Jabesh, plotted against Zechariah, attacked him at Kabal Am, killed him, and succeeded him as king.
11. Everything else about Zechariah is written in the official records of the kings of Israel.
12. It happened exactly as the Lord had told Jehu: “Four generations of your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel.”
13. Shallum, son of Jabesh, became king in Azariah’s thirty-ninth year as king of Judah. Shallum ruled for an entire month in Samaria.
14. Then Menahem, son of Gadi, came from Tirzah to Samaria, attacked Shallum (son of Jabesh), killed him, and succeeded him as king.
15. Everything else about Shallum—all about his conspiracy—is written in the official records of the kings of Israel.
16. Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah, everyone there, and its territory. Because the city didn’t open its gates for him, he attacked it and ripped open all its pregnant women.
17. In Azariah’s thirty-ninth year as king of Judah, Menahem, son of Gadi, began to rule as king of Israel. He ruled for 10 years in Samaria.
18. He did what the Lord considered evil. During his entire life he never turned away from the sins that Jer o boam (Nebat’s son) led Israel to commit.
19. King Pul of Assyria came to ⌊attack⌋ the country. So Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver to gain his support and help strengthen his hold on the kingdom.
20. Menahem raised the money from all the wealthy men in Israel. Each gave 20 ounces of silver for the king of Assyria. Then the king of Assyria left the country.
21. Isn’t everything else about Menahem—everything he did—written in the official records of the kings of Israel?