“1 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began
Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 2 Sixteen years old was
he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in
Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 3 And he
did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all
that his father Amaziah had done; 4 Save that the high places were not
removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high
places. 5 And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the
day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s
son [was] over the house, judging the people of the land. 6 And the rest
of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, [are] they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 7 So Azariah slept
with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of
David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.”
“8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did
Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 9
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, as his
fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh
conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him,
and reigned in his stead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah,
behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel. 12 This [was] the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu,
saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth
[generation]. And so it came to pass. 13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began
to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he
reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up
from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in
Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 15 And the rest of the
acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they [are]
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 16 Then
Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that [were] therein, and the coasts
thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not [to him], therefore he
smote [it; and] all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem
the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, [and reigned] ten years in
Samaria. 18 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD:
he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
who made Israel to sin. 19 [And] Pul the king of Assyria came against
the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his
hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. 20 And
Menahem exacted the money of Israel, [even] of all the mighty men of
wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of
Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the
land. 21 And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, [are]
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in
his stead. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the
son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] two
years. 24 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he
departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel
to sin. 25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired
against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s
house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites:
and he killed him, and reigned in his room. 26 And the rest of the acts
of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they [are] written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 27 In the two and fiftieth
year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign
over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] twenty years. 28 And he did [that
which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 29 In the days of
Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon,
and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and
Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of
Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the
twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 31 And the rest of the acts
of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they [are] written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Israel.”
“32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel
began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. 33 Five and
twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen
years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jerusha, the daughter of
Zadok. 34 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD: he
did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 35 Howbeit the
high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense
still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the
LORD. 36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, [are]
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 37
In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of
Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. 38 And Jotham slept with his
fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his
father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.” (2 Kings 15:1-38 AV)
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