Book of the Kings 15

The Reign of Azariah
2 Chr. 26.3-5, 16-23
1	In the twenty and seventh year of Jerobo’am king of Israel began Azari’ah son of Amazi’ah 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 Jecholi’ah of Jerusalem.
3	And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amazi’ah 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 Azari’ah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
7	So Azari’ah slept with his fathers; Is. 6.1 and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
The Reign of Zachariah
8	¶ In the thirty and eighth year of Azari’ah king of Judah did Zachari’ah the son of Jerobo’am 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 Jerobo’am 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 Zachari’ah, 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. 2 Kgs. 10.30 And so it came to pass.
The Reign of Shallum
13	¶ Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzzi’ah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
14	For Men’ahem 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 Men’ahem 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.
The Reign of Menahem
17	¶ In the nine and thirtieth year of Azari’ah king of Judah began Men’ahem 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 Jerobo’am the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
19	And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Men’ahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
20	And Men’ahem 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 Men’ahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?
22	And Men’ahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahi’ah his son reigned in his stead.
The Reign of Pekahiah
23	¶ In the fiftieth year of Azari’ah king of Judah, Pekahi’ah the son of Men’ahem 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 Jerobo’am the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
25	But Pekah the son of Remali’ah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and A’ri-eh, and with him fifty men of the Gil’e-adites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.
26	And the rest of the acts of Pekahi’ah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel.
The Reign of Pekah
27	¶ In the two and fiftieth year of Azari’ah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remali’ah 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 Jerobo’am the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
29	¶ In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tig’lath–pile’ser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and A’bel–beth–ma’achah, and Jano’ah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gil’e-ad, and Galilee, all the land of Naph’tali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
30	And Hoshe’a the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remali’ah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzzi’ah.
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.
The Reign of Jotham
2 Chr. 27.1-9
32	¶ In the second year of Pekah the son of Remali’ah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzzi’ah 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 Jeru’sha, 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 Uzzi’ah 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 Remali’ah.
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.

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