Zec 11:8 | NET2full | STEP | Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month , for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well .

Zechariah 11:8

8 Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, ^{▼▼sn Zechariah is only dramatizing what God had done historically (see the note on the word “cedars” in 11:1). The “one month” probably means just any short period of time in which three kings ruled in succession. Likely candidates are Elah, Zimri, Tibni (1 Kgs 16:8-20); Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem (2 Kgs 15:8-16); or Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah (2 Kgs 24:1-25:7).} for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.