Azariah Reigns Over Judah
15 1 In Jeroboam king of Israel's twenty-seventh year, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king. 2 He became king at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 3 He did right in our Father's eyes, as his father Amaziah had done. 4 But the high places remained; the people still sacrificed and burned incense there. 5 Our Father struck the king, so he had a skin disease until his death, living in a separate house. Jotham the king's son ran the household, governing the land's people. 6 The rest of Azariah's acts, all he did — are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 7 Azariah rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David, and his son Jotham reigned in his place.
Zechariah's Brief Reign in Israel
8 In year thirty-eight of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 He did evil in our Father's eyes, as his ancestors had. He did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who made Israel sin. 10 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him, struck him before the people, killed him, and reigned in his place. 11 The rest of Zechariah's acts are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
12 This was our Father's word spoken to Jehu: "Your sons will sit on Israel's throne to the fourth generation." And so it happened.
Shallum's One Month in Israel
13 Shallum son of Jabesh became king in Uzziah of Judah's thirty-ninth year, and reigned one month in Samaria. 14 Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there, killed him, and reigned in his place. 15 The rest of Shallum's acts, and the conspiracy he made, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
16 At that time Menahem, from Tirzah on, sacked Tiphsah with everyone in it and its territory, because they would not open to him; he sacked it and ripped open all its pregnant women.
Menahem Reigns Over Israel
17 In Azariah king of Judah's thirty-ninth year, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel, reigning ten years in Samaria. 18 He did evil in our Father's eyes. All his days he never turned from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who made Israel sin. 19 Pul king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave him about thirty-eight tons of silver to gain Pul's support in strengthening his own hold on the kingdom. 20 Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the wealthy men—about one.Two pounds of silver each—to give the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back and did not stay in the land. 21 The rest of Menahem's acts, all he did—are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 22 Menahem rested with his ancestors, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.
Pekahiah Reigns Over Israel
23 In Azariah king of Judah's fiftieth year, Pekahiah son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, reigning two years. 24 He did evil in our Father's eyes. He did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who made Israel sin. 25 Pekah son of Remaliah, his officer, conspired against him and struck him down in Samaria, in the citadel of the king's house, with Argob, Arieh, and fifty Gileadites. He killed him and reigned in his place. 26 The rest of Pekahiah's acts, all he did, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
Pekah Reigns Over Israel
27 In Azariah king of Judah's fifty-second year, Pekah son of Remaliah began reigning over Israel in Samaria, twenty years. 28 He did evil in our Father's eyes. He did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who made Israel sin. 29 When Pekah ruled Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee — all Naphtali's land — deporting its people to Assyria. 30 Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah, struck him down, killed him, and reigned in his place, in Jotham son of Uzziah's twentieth year. 31 The rest of Pekah's acts, all he did, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
Jotham Reigns Over Judah
32 In the second year of Israel's King Pekah son of Remaliah, Jotham son of Uzziah began his reign over Judah. 33 He became king at twenty-five and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerusha, daughter of Zadok. 34 He did right in our Father's eyes, as his father Uzziah had done. 35 But the high places stayed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense there. He built the upper gate of our Father's house. 36 The rest of Jotham's acts, all he did — are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 37 In those days our Father began sending Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah. 38 Jotham rested with his ancestors, buried with his ancestors in the City of David his father, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
