The Second Book of Kings (WEB)
15: 1In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of
Judah to reign. 15:2Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two years
in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 15:3He did that which was right in
the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 15:4However the high places
were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 15:5Yahweh
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. 15:6Now 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? 15:7Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of
David: and Jotham his son reigned in his place. 15:8In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of
Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 15:9He did that
which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, 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. 15:10Shallum the son of Jabesh
conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.
15:11Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Israel. 15:12This was the word of Yahweh which he spoke to Jehu, saying, Your sons to
the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. So it came to pass. 15:13Shallum the son of
Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned the
space of a month in Samaria. 15:14Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to
Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him, and reigned in his
place. 15:15Now 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. 15:16Then Menahem struck Tiphsah, and
all who were therein, and the borders of it, from Tirzah: because they didn't open to him, therefore
he struck it; and all the women therein who were with child he ripped up. 15:17In 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. 15:18He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: he didn't
depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.
15:19There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul one thousand
talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. 15:20Menahem
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 didn't stay there in
the land. 15:21Now 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? 15:22Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his
son reigned in his place. 15:23In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of
Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. 15:24He did that which was
evil in the sight of Yahweh: he didn't depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with
which he made Israel to sin. 15:25Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and
struck him in Samaria, in the castle of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were
fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his place. 15:26Now 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. 15:27In 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. 15:28He did that which was evil in the
sight of Yahweh: he didn't depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made
Israel to sin. 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took
Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the
land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria. 15:30Hoshea the son of Elah made a
conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him, and killed him, and reigned in his
place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 15:31Now 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. 15:32In
the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king
of Judah to reign. 15:33He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen
years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. 15:34He did that
which was right in the eyes of Yahweh; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
15:35However 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 house of Yahweh. 15:36Now 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?
15:37In those days Yahweh began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son
of Remaliah. 15:38Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David
his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
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