aIn the twenty-seventh year
of Jeroboam
king
of Israel
, Azariah
son
of Amaziah
king
of Judah
became
king
.
He was asixteen years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
fifty-two
years
in Jerusalem
; and his mother's
name
was 1Jecoliah
of Jerusalem
.
He did right
in the sight
of the LORD
, according to all
that his father
Amaziah
had done
.
Only athe high
places
were not taken
away
; the people
still
sacrificed
and burned
incense
on the high
places
.
aThe LORD struck
the king
, so that he was a leper
to the day
of his death
. And he blived
in a separate
house
, 1while Jotham
the king's
son
was over
the household
, judging
the people
of the land
.
Now 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
?
And Azariah slept
with his fathers
, and they buried
him with his fathers
in the city
of David
, and Jotham
his son
became
king
in his place
.
aIn the thirty-eighth year
of Azariah
king
of Judah
, Zechariah
the son
of Jeroboam
became
king
over
Israel
in Samaria
for six
months
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, as his fathers
had done
; he did not depart
from the sins
of Jeroboam
the son
of Nebat
, which
he made Israel
sin
.
Then Shallum the son
of Jabesh
conspired
against
him and astruck
him before
the people
and 1killed
him, and reigned
in his place
.
Now the rest of the acts
of Zechariah
, behold
they are written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Israel
.
This is athe 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.
Shallum son
of Jabesh
became
king
in the athirty-ninth
year
of Uzziah
king
of Judah
, and he reigned
one month
in bSamaria
.
Then Menahem son
of Gadi
went
up from aTirzah
and came
to Samaria
, and struck
Shallum
son
of Jabesh
in Samaria
, and killed
him and became
king
in his place
.
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
.
Then Menahem
struck
Tiphsah
and all
who
were in it and its borders
from Tirzah
, because
they did not open
to him; therefore he struck
it and ripped
up aall
its women
who were with child
.
In the athirty-ninth year
of Azariah
king
of Judah
, Menahem
son
of Gadi
became
king
over
Israel
and reigned ten
years
in Samaria
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
; he did not depart
all
his days
from the sins
of Jeroboam
the son
of Nebat
, which
he made Israel
sin
.
aPul, king
of Assyria
, came
against
the land
, and Menahem
gave
Pul
a thousand
talents
of silver
so that his hand
might be with him to bstrengthen
the kingdom
1under his rule
.
Then Menahem exacted
the money
from Israel
, even from all
the mighty
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 remain
there
in the land
.
Now 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
?
And Menahem slept
with his fathers
, and Pekahiah
his son
became
king
in his place
.
In athe fiftieth year
of Azariah
king
of Judah
, Pekahiah
son
of Menahem
became
king
over
Israel
in Samaria
, and reigned two
years
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
; he did not depart
from the sins
of Jeroboam
son
of Nebat
, which
he made Israel
sin
.
Then Pekah son
of Remaliah
, his officer
, conspired
against
him and struck
him in Samaria
, in athe 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
.
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
.
In athe fifty-second year
of Azariah
king
of Judah
, bPekah
son
of Remaliah
became
king
over
Israel
in Samaria
, and reigned twenty
years
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
; he did not depart
from the sins
of Jeroboam
son
of Nebat
, which
he made Israel
sin
.
In the days of Pekah
king
of Israel
, 1 aTiglath-pileser
king
of Assyria
came
and 2captured
Ijon
and Abel-beth-maacah
and Janoah
and Kedesh
and Hazor
and Gilead
and Galilee
, all
the land
of Naphtali
; and bhe carried
them captive
to Assyria
.
And Hoshea the son
of Elah
made
a conspiracy
against
Pekah
the son
of Remaliah
, and struck
him and put
him to death
and became
king
in his place
, in the twentieth
year
of Jotham
the son
of Uzziah
.
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
.
In the second year
of Pekah
the son
of Remaliah
king
of Israel
, Jotham
the son
of 1Uzziah
king
of Judah
became
king
.
aHe was twenty-five years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
sixteen
years
in Jerusalem
; and his mother's
name
was Jerusha
the daughter
of Zadok
.
aHe did what
was right
in the sight
of the LORD
; he did
according to all
that his father
Uzziah
had done
.
Only athe high
places
were not taken
away
; the people
still
sacrificed
and burned
incense
on the high
places
. bHe built
the upper
gate
of the house
of the LORD
.
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
?
In those days
athe LORD
began
to send
Rezin
king
of Aram
and Pekah
the son
of Remaliah
against Judah
.
And Jotham slept
with his fathers
, and he was buried
with his fathers
in the city
of David
his father
; and Ahaz
his son
became
king
in his place
.