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2 Kings 15:1 |
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In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king
of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. |
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2 Kings 15:2 |
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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 Jecoliah
of Jerusalem. |
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2 Kings 15:3 |
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And he did that which was right in the eyes
of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. |
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2 Kings 15:4 |
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Howbeit the high places were not taken away:
the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. |
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2 Kings 15:5 |
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And Jehovah smote the king, so that he was a
leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the
king's son was over the household, judging the people of the land. |
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2 Kings 15:6 |
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Now 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? |
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2 Kings 15:7 |
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And 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. |
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2 Kings 15:8 |
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In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king
of Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
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2 Kings 15:9 |
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And he did that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. |
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2 Kings 15:10 |
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And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against
him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
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2 Kings 15:11 |
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Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold,
they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. |
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2 Kings 15:12 |
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This was the word of Jehovah which he spake
unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne
of Israel. And so it came to pass. |
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2 Kings 15:13 |
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Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in
the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned the space
of a month in Samaria. |
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2 Kings 15:14 |
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And 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. |
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2 Kings 15:15 |
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Now 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. |
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2 Kings 15:16 |
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Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were
therein, and the borders 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. |
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2 Kings 15:17 |
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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. |
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2 Kings 15:18 |
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And he did that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. |
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2 Kings 15:19 |
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There came against the land Pul the king of
Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might
be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. |
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2 Kings 15:20 |
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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. |
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2 Kings 15:21 |
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Now 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? |
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2 Kings 15:22 |
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And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah
his son reigned in his stead. |
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2 Kings 15:23 |
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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. |
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2 Kings 15:24 |
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And he did that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith
he made Israel to sin. |
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2 Kings 15:25 |
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And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain,
conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the castle of the king's house,
with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and he slew
him, and reigned in his stead. |
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2 Kings 15:26 |
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Now 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. |
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2 Kings 15:27 |
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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. |
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2 Kings 15:28 |
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And he did that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith
he made Israel to sin. |
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2 Kings 15:29 |
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In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser
king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh,
and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them
captive to Assyria. |
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2 Kings 15:30 |
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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. |
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2 Kings 15:31 |
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Now 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. |
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2 Kings 15:32 |
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In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah
king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. |
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2 Kings 15:33 |
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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. |
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2 Kings 15:34 |
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And he did that which was right in the eyes
of Jehovah; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. |
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2 Kings 15:35 |
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Howbeit the high places were not taken away:
the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the
upper gate of the house of Jehovah. |
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2 Kings 15:36 |
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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? |
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2 Kings 15:37 |
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In those days Jehovah began to send against
Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. |
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2 Kings 15:38 |
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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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