2 Kings 15:1-7

1In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah.

2He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.

3He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.

4But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

5The Lord afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.

6The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

7Azariah passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham replaced him as king.