2 Kings 15

Series of Kings: Azariah (Uzziah) over Judah

11In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king. 2He was 2sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was 3Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 3He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with everything that his father Amaziah had done. 4Only 4the high places were not eliminated; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 55And the Lord afflicted the king, so that he had leprosy to the day of his death. And he 6lived in a separate house, 7while Jotham the king’s son was in charge of the household, judging the people of the land. 6Now as for 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? 7And Azariah 8lay down with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Jotham became king in his place.

Zechariah over Israel

89In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria for six months. 9He did evil in the sight of the Lord, just as his fathers had done; he did not desist from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel. 10Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and 10struck him in the presence of the people and 11killed him, and reigned in his place. 11Now as for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 12This is 12the word of the Lord which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” And so it was.

13Shallum the son of Jabesh became king in the 13thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned for 14one month in 15Samaria. 14Then Menahem the son of Gadi went up from 16Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him and became king in his place. 15Now as for the rest of the acts of Shallum and his conspiracy which he formed, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 16Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its borders from Tirzah, because they did not open up to him; so he attacked it and ripped up 17all its women who were pregnant.

Menahem over Israel

17In the 18thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned for ten years in Samaria. 18He did evil in the sight of the Lord; for all his days he did not desist from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel.

1919Pul, the king of Assyria, came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a 20thousand talents of silver so that his hand might be with him to 21strengthen the 22kingdom 23under his rule. 20Then Menahem collected the money from Israel, from all the 24mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver to pay the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned and did not stay there in the land. 21Now as for 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? 22And Menahem 25lay down with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.

Pekahiah over Israel

23In 26the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned for two years. 24He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not desist from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel. 25Then Pekah the son of Remaliah, his officer, conspired against him and struck him in Samaria, in 27the castle of the king’s house with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites, and he killed him and became king in his place. 26Now as for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah and everything that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

Pekah over Israel

27In 28the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, 29Pekah the son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for twenty years. 28He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not desist from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel.

29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, 3031Tiglath-pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and 32he led 33their populations into exile to Assyria. 30And Hoshea the son of Elah formed a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him and put him to death, and he became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 31Now as for 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.

Jotham over Judah

32In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham the son of 34Uzziah king of Judah became king. 3335He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. 3436He did what was right in the sight of the Lord; he acted in accordance with everything that his father Uzziah had done. 35Only 37the high places were not eliminated; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 38He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord. 36Now as for the rest of the acts of Jotham which he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 37In those days 39the Lord began to send Rezin the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. 38And Jotham 40lay down with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of his father David; and his son Ahaz became king in his place.