2 Kings - 15

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

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

3 - And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;

4 - Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

5 - And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

6 - And 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 - ?

7 - So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David - : and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

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

9 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel - to sin.

10 - And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

11 - And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel - .

12 - This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel - unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.

13 - Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah - ; and he reigned a full month in Samaria - .

14 - For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria - , and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria - , and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

15 - And 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 smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.

17 - In 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 - .

18 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel - to sin.

19 - And Pul the king of Assyria - came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

20 - And Menahem 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 stayed not there in the land.

21 - And 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 - ?

22 - And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.

23 - In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah - Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel - in Samaria - , and reigned two years.

24 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel - to sin.

25 - But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria - , in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

26 - And 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 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.

28 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel - to sin.

29 - In the days of Pekah king of Israel - came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria - , and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead - , and Galilee - , all the land of Naphtali - , and carried them captive to Assyria - .

30 - And Hoshea the son of Elah - made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

31 - And 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 - began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah - to reign.

33 - Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem - . And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

34 - And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

35 - Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

36 - 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 - ?

37 - In those days the LORD began to send against Judah - Rezin the king of Syria - , and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

38 - And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David - his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.