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1 In
the twenty-seventh
year of Jeroboam
king of Israel,
Azariah son
of Amaziah king of
Judah began to
reign.
2 He
was sixteen years
old when he
began to reign,
and he reigned
fifty-two years in
Jerusalem. His mother’s
name was Jecoliah
of Jerusalem.
3 He
did that which
was right in
the LORD’s eyes,
according to all
that his father Amaziah
had done.
4 However,
the high places
were not taken
away. The people
still sacrificed
and burned incense
in the high
places.
5 The
LORD struck the
king, so that
he was a
leper to the
day of his
death, and lived
in a separate
house. Jotham, the
king’s son, was
over the household,
judging the people
of the land.
6 Now
the rest of
the acts of
Azariah, and all
that he did, aren’t
they written in
the book of
the chronicles of
the kings of
Judah?
7 Azariah
slept with
his fathers; and
they buried him
with his fathers
in David’s city;
and Jotham his
son reigned in
his place.
8 In
the thirty-eighth
year of Azariah
king of Judah,
Zechariah the son
of Jeroboam
reigned over
Israel in Samaria
six months.
9 He
did that which
was evil in
the LORD’s sight,
as his fathers had
done. He didn’t
depart from the
sins of Jeroboam
the son of
Nebat, with which
he made Israel
to sin.
10 Shallum
the son of
Jabesh conspired
against him, and
struck him before
the people and
killed him, and
reigned in his
place.
11 Now
the rest of
the acts of
Zechariah, behold,
they are written
in the book
of the chronicles
of the kings
of Israel.
12 This
was the LORD’s
word which he
spoke to Jehu,
saying, “Your sons
to the
fourth generation shall
sit on the
throne of Israel.”
So it came
to pass.
13 Shallum
the son of
Jabesh began to
reign in the
thirty-ninth year
of Uzziah king
of Judah, and
he reigned for
a month in
Samaria.
14 Menahem
the son of
Gadi went up
from Tirzah, came
to Samaria, struck
Shallum the son
of Jabesh in
Samaria, killed
him, and reigned
in his place.
15 Now
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 attacked
Tiphsah and all
who were in
it and its
border areas, from
Tirzah. He
attacked it
because they didn’t
open their gates
to him, and
he ripped up
all their women
who were with
child.
17 In
the thirty ninth
year of Azariah
king of Judah,
Menahem the son
of Gadi began
to reign over
Israel for ten
years in Samaria.
18 He
did that which
was evil in
the LORD’s sight.
He didn’t depart
all his days
from the sins
of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat,
with which he
made Israel to
sin.
19 Pul
the king of Assyria
came against
the land, and
Menahem gave Pul
one thousand talents
of silver, that
his hand might
be with him
to confirm the
kingdom in his
hand.
20 Menahem
exacted the money
from Israel, even
from all the
mighty men of
wealth, from each
man fifty shekels
of silver, to
give to the
king of Assyria.
So the king
of Assyria turned
back, and didn’t
stay there in
the land.
21 Now
the rest of
the acts of
Menahem, and all
that he did, aren’t
they written in
the book of
the chronicles of
the kings of
Israel?
22 Menahem
slept with
his fathers, and
Pekahiah his son
reigned in his
place.
23 In
the fiftieth year
of Azariah king
of Judah, Pekahiah
the son of
Menahem began to
reign over Israel
in Samaria for
two years.
24 He
did that which
was evil in
the LORD’s sight.
He didn’t depart
from the sins
of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat,
with which he
made Israel to
sin.
25 Pekah
the son of
Remaliah, his
captain, conspired
against him and
attacked him in
Samaria, in
the fortress of
the king’s house,
with Argob and Arieh;
and with him
were fifty men
of the Gileadites.
He killed him,
and reigned in
his place.
26 Now
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 fifty-second
year of Azariah
king of Judah,
Pekah the son
of Remaliah began
to reign over
Israel in Samaria
for twenty years.
28 He
did that which
was evil in
the LORD’s sight.
He didn’t depart
from the sins
of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat,
with which he
made Israel to
sin.
29 In
the days of
Pekah king of
Israel, Tiglath Pileser king
of Assyria came
and took Ijon, Abel
Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh,
Hazor, Gilead, and
Galilee, all
the land of
Naphtali; and he
carried them
captive to Assyria.
30 Hoshea
the son of Elah
made a conspiracy
against Pekah the
son of Remaliah,
attacked him,
killed him, and
reigned in his
place, in the
twentieth year of
Jotham the son
of Uzziah.
31 Now
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,
Jotham the son
of Uzziah king
of Judah began
to reign.
33 He
was twenty-five
years old when
he began to
reign, and he
reigned sixteen
years in Jerusalem.
His mother’s name
was Jerusha the
daughter of Zadok.
34 He
did that which
was right in
the LORD’s eyes.
He did according
to all that
his father Uzziah
had done.
35 However
the high places
were not taken
away. The people
still sacrificed
and burned incense
in the high
places. He built
the upper gate
of the LORD’s
house.
36 Now
the rest of
the acts of
Jotham, and all
that he did, aren’t
they written in
the book of
the chronicles of
the kings of
Judah?
37 In
those days, the
LORD began to
send Rezin the
king of Syria and
Pekah the son
of Remaliah
against Judah.
38 Jotham
slept with
his fathers, and
was buried with
his fathers in his
father David’s
city; and Ahaz his
son reigned in
his place.