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Judah’s King Azariah

¹ In the twenty-seventh year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Azariah^(F1)(C1) son of Amaziah became king of Judah.^{(C2) 2} He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. ³ Azariah did what was right in the Lord’s sight^(C1) just as his father Amaziah had done. ⁴ Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.^(C1)

⁵ The Lord afflicted the king, and he had a serious skin disease until the day of his death.^(C1) He lived in quarantine,^(F1)(C2) while Jotham,^(C3) the king’s son, was over the household governing the people of the land.^(C4)

⁶ The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.^{(C1) 7} Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His son Jotham became king in his place.^(C1)

Israel’s King Zechariah

⁸ In the thirty-eighth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Zechariah^(C1) son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months. ⁹ He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight as his fathers had done.^(C1) He did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.^(C2)

¹⁰ Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah. He struck him down publicly,^(F1) killed him, and became king in his place.^{(C1) 11} As for the rest of the events of Zechariah’s reign, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.^{(C1) 12} The word of the Lord that he spoke to Jehu was, “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel,”^(C1) and it was so.

Israel’s King Shallum

¹³ In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Uzziah,^(F1) Shallum son of Jabesh became king; he reigned in Samaria^(C1) a full month. ¹⁴ Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah^(C1) to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place. ¹⁵ As for the rest of the events of Shallum’s reign, along with the conspiracy that he formed, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Israel’s King Menahem

¹⁶ At that time, starting from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah,^(C1) all who were in it, and its territory because they wouldn’t surrender.^(C2) He ripped open all the pregnant women.^(C3)

¹⁷ In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel, and he reigned ten years in Samaria. ¹⁸ He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. Throughout his reign, he did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.^(C1)

¹⁹ King Pul^(F1)(C1) of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul seventy-five thousand pounds^(F2) of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grasp on the kingdom.^{(C2) 20} Then Menahem exacted twenty ounces^(F1) of silver from each of the prominent men of Israel to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not stay there in the land.^(C1)

²¹ The rest of the events of Menahem’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings. ²² Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.^(C1)

Israel’s King Pekahiah

²³ In the fiftieth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years. ²⁴ He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.^(C1)

²⁵ Then his officer, Pekah^(C1) son of Remaliah, conspired against him^(C2) and struck him down in Samaria at the citadel of the king’s palace^(C3) —with Argob and Arieh.^(F1) There were fifty Gileadite men with Pekah. He killed Pekahiah and became king in his place.

²⁶ As for the rest of the events of Pekahiah’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Israel’s King Pekah

²⁷ In the fifty-second year of Judah’s King Azariah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years. ²⁸ He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

²⁹ In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser^(C1) of Assyria came and captured Ijon,^(C2) Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee—all the land of Naphtali^(C3)—and deported the people to Assyria.^(C4)

³⁰ Then Hoshea^(C1) son of Elah organized a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him, killed him,^(C2) and became king in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

³¹ As for the rest of the events of Pekah’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Judah’s King Jotham

³² In the second year of Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah, Jotham^(C1) son of Uzziah became king of Judah. ³³ He was twenty-five years old when he became king,^(C1) and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. ³⁴ He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Uzziah had done.^{(C1) 35} Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple.^{(C1) 36} The rest^(C1) of the events of Jotham’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.^{(C2) 37} In those days the Lord began sending Aram’s King Rezin and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.^{(C1) 38} Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of his ancestor David.^(C1) His son Ahaz became king in his place.