Chapter 15

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.¹

Sixteen ⁶²⁴⁰ years old was he when he began to reign,² and he reigned¹ two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

And he did⁴ [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;¹

Save that the high places were not removed:¹ the people sacrificed¹⁸ and burnt incense¹⁸ still on the high places.

And the LORD smote¹⁷ the king, so that he was a leper³⁰ unto the day of his death, and dwelt⁴ in a several house. And Jotham the king's son [was] over the house, judging⁶ the people of the land.

And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did,¹ [are] they not written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Judah?

So Azariah slept⁴ with his fathers; and they buried⁴ him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned⁴ in his stead.

In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign¹ over Israel in Samaria six months.

And he did⁴ [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done:¹ he departed¹ not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.⁵²

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired⁴ against him, and smote⁵⁵ him before the people, and slew⁵⁵ him, and reigned⁴ in his stead.

And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they [are] written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Israel.

This [was] the word of the LORD which he spake¹⁴ unto Jehu, saying,² Thy sons shall sit⁴ on the throne of Israel unto the fourth [generation]. And so it came to pass.

Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign¹ in the nine ⁸¹⁴¹ and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned⁴ a full month ³¹¹⁷ in Samaria.

For Menahem the son of Gadi went up⁴ from Tirzah, and came⁴ to Samaria, and smote⁵⁵ Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew⁵⁵ him, and reigned⁴ in his stead.

And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made,¹ behold, they [are] written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Israel.

Then Menahem smote⁵⁵ Tiphsah, and all that [were] therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened¹ not [to him], therefore he smote⁵⁵ [it; and] all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.¹⁴

In the nine ⁸¹⁴¹ and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign¹ over Israel, [and reigned] ten years in Samaria.

And he did⁴ [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed¹ not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.⁵²

[And] Pul the king of Assyria came¹ against the land: and Menahem gave⁴ Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm⁵³ the kingdom in his hand.

And Menahem exacted⁵⁵ the money of Israel, [even] of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give² to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back,⁴ and stayed¹ not there in the land.

And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did,¹ [are] they not written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Israel?

And Menahem slept⁴ with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned⁴ in his stead.

In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign¹ over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] two years.

And he did⁴ [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed¹ not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.⁵²

But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired⁴ against him, and smote⁵⁵ him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: ¹⁵⁶⁹ and he killed⁵⁵ him, and reigned⁴ in his room.

And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did,¹ behold, they [are] written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Israel.

In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign¹ over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] twenty years.

And he did⁴ [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed¹ not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.⁵²

In the days of Pekah king of Israel came¹ Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took⁴ Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, ^{1038 62} and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive⁵⁵ to Assyria.

And Hoshea the son of Elah made⁴ a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote⁵⁵ him, and slew⁵⁵ him, and reigned⁴ in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did,¹ behold, they [are] written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Israel.

In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.¹

Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign,² and he reigned¹ sixteen ⁶²⁴⁰ years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

And he did⁴ [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD: he did¹ according to all that his father Uzziah had done.¹

Howbeit the high places were not removed:¹ the people sacrificed¹⁸ and burned incense¹⁸ still in the high places. He built¹ the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did,¹ [are] they not written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Judah?

In those days the LORD began⁵² to send⁵³ against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

And Jotham slept⁴ with his fathers, and was buried¹¹ with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned⁴ in his stead.