2 Kings 15

In the year of 27, the year to Jeroboam, the king of Israel, Azariah, the son of Amaziah, the king of Judah, reigned.

He was a son of 16 years when he reigned, and he reigned 52 years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother {was} Jekoliah, from Jerusalem.

And he did right in the eyes of God, like all that Amaziah his father had done. \*

Only, the high places were not removed. The people still were sacrificing and burning incense at the high places.

And God touched the king, and he was a leper until the day of his death, and he lived in a house of separation. And Jotham, the son of the king, {was} over the house, judging the people of the land. \*

Now the rest of the matters of Azariah and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Judah?

And Azariah lay down with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David. And Jotham his son reigned in his place. \*

In the year of 38, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, reigned over Israel in Samaria, six months.

And he did evil in the eyes of God, just as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. \*

And Shallum, the son of Jabesh, conspired against him, and he struck him in front of the people, and he killed him. And he reigned in his place.

Now the rest of the matters of Zechariah, behold them, written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel.

It {was} the word of God that he had spoken to Jehu, saying, “Sons of the fourth will sit for you on the throne of Israel.” And it was thus. \*

Shallum, the son of Jabesh, reigned in the year of 39, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, and he reigned a month of days in Samaria.

Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, came up from Tirzah, and he came {to} Samaria. And he struck Shallum, the son of Jabesh, in Samaria, and he killed him. And he reigned in his place. \*

Now the rest of the matters of Shallum and his conspiracy that he conspired, behold them, written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel.

Then Menahem struck Tiphsah and all who {were} in it and its borders, from Tirzah, because one did not open. And he struck {them}, all of its pregnant women he ripped open. \*

In the year of 39, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, Menahem, the son of Gadi, reigned over Israel, ten years in Samaria.

And he did evil in the eyes of God. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, all of his days. \*

Pul, the king of Assyria, came against the land, and Menahem gave to Pul 1,000 kikkars of silver so that his hands would be with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand.

And Menahem brought forth the silver over Israel, over all of the mighty of valor, to give to the king of Assyria, 50 silver shekels to one man. And the king of Assyria returned, and he did not stay there in the land. \*

Now the rest of the matters of Menahem and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel?

And Menahem lay down with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place. \*

In the year of 50, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, Pekahiah, the son of Menahem, reigned over Israel in Samaria, two years.

And he did evil in the eyes of God. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. \*

And Pekah, the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and he struck him in Samaria, in the citadel of the house of the king, Argob and Arieh, and with him 50 men of the sons of the Gileadites. And he killed him, and he reigned in his place.

Now the rest of the matters of Pekahiah and all that he did, behold them, written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel. \*

In the year of 52, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, reigned over Israel in Samaria, 20 years.

And he did evil in the eyes of God. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. \*

In the days of Pekah, the king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser, the king of Assyria, came, and he took Ijon and Abel Beth Maacah and Janoah and Kedesh and Hazor and Gilead and Galilee, all of the land of Naphtali, and he exiled them to Assyria.

And Hoshea, the son of Elah, conspired a conspiracy against Pekah, the son of Remaliah, and he struck him, and he killed him. And he reigned in his place, in the year of 20 to Jotham, the son of Uzziah.

Now the rest of the matters of Pekah and all that he did, behold them, written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel. \*

In the year of two to Pekah, the son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, Jotham, the son of Azariah, the king of Judah, reigned.

He was a son of 25 years when he reigned, and he reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother {was} Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. \*

And he did right in the eyes of God. Like all that Azariah his father did, he did.

Only the high places were not removed. The people still were sacrificing and were burning incense at the high places. He, he built the upper gate of the house of God.

Now the rest of the matters of Jotham that he did, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Judah? \*

In those days, God began to send Rezin, the king of Aram, and Pekah, the son of Remaliah, against Judah.

And Jotham lay down with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. And Ahaz his son reigned in his place. \*