15:10-26
Zechariah was assassinated by Shllum, son of Jabesh. So the word of the Lord was fulfilled. Shallum son of Jabesh became king, but he only reigned for one month. He was assassinated by Menahem who became king, he reigned for ten years. When the king of Assyria invaded, Menahem tried to buy him off, taxing the people in the process. The people paid a price for poor leadership. At least the king of Assyria did withdraw.
15:27-31
Pekahaih was the next king. He was another who “did evil in the eyes of the Lord”, and he too was assassinated. Pekah was next, reigning for twenty two years. During his reign Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria attacked the land, taking Gilead and Galilee. He also deported people to Assyria. Mass movements of people was a common tactic of Assyria. Pekah was assassinated. Godless regimes are inherently unstable.
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