Jehu reigned over Israel for twenty-eight years in Samaria.

Now King Hazael of Syria oppressed Israel throughout Jehoahaz’s reign.

Jeroboam passed away and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah replaced him as king.

The rest of the events of Zechariah’s reign are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not to the same degree as the Israelite kings who preceded him.

The Israelites followed in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and did not repudiate them.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;

All of them were listed in the genealogical records in the time of King Jotham of Judah and in the time of King Jeroboam of Israel.

son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

The first to resettle on their property and in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel. The Israelites fled before the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!

David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)

The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

He then handed out to each Israelite man and woman a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem.