2Kgs 15
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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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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.
3
And he did that which was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his father
Amaziah had done.
4
Nevertheless the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and
burnt incense in the high places.
5
And YHWH smote the king, so that he was a leper to 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.
6
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?
7
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.
8
In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam
reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
9
And he did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH, as his fathers had done: he departed
not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he 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.
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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.
12
This was the word of YHWH which he spoke to Jehu, saying, Your sons to the fourth
generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel. 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 the space of a month in Samaria.
14
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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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.
16
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and its borders, 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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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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And he did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH: he departed not all his days
from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
19
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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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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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?
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.
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH: he departed not from the sins
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
25
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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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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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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And he did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH: he departed not from the sins
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
29
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.
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.
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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.
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 eyes of YHWH; he did according to all that
his father Uzziah had done.
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Nevertheless 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 YHWH.
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 YHWH began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah
the son of Remaliah.
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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.