II Kings Chapter 15

II Kings Chapter 15
1 In the seven and twentieth year of
Jeroboam king of Israel, began Azariah,
son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
2 Sixteen year old was he, when he was
made king, and he reigned two and fifty
year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name
was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 3 And he
did uprightly in the sight of the Lord,
according to all that his father Amaziah
did.
4 But the high places were not put away:
for the people yet offered, and burned
incense in the high places.
5 And the Lord smote the king: and he
was a leper unto the day of his death,
and dwelt in an house apart, and Jotham
the king's son governed the house, and
judged the people of the land.
6 Concerning 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 So 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 eight and thirtieth year of
Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the
son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in
Samaria six months,
9 And did evil in the sight of the Lord,
as did his fathers: for he departed not
from the sins of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, which made Israel to sin. 10 And
Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired
against him, and smote him in the sight of
the people, and killed him, and reigned
in his stead. 11 Concerning the rest of
the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are
written in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Israel.
12 This was the word of the Lord, which
he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons
shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the
fourth generation after thee. And it came
so 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 For
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.
15 Concerning the rest of the acts of
Shallum, and the treason which he
wrought, behold, they are written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel.
16 Then Menahem destroyed Tiphsah,
and all that were therein, and the coasts
thereof from Tirzah, because they
opened not to him, and he smote it, and
ripped up all their women with child.
17 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. 18 And he did evil
in the sight of the Lord, and departed not
all his days from the sin of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin.
19 Then Pul the king of Assyria came
against the land: and Menahem gave Pul
a thousand talents of silver, that his hand
might be with him, and establish the
kingdom in his hand.
20 And Menahem exacted the money in
Israel, that all men of substance should
give the king of Assyria fifty shekels of
silver a piece: so the king of Assyria
returned and tarried not there in the land.
21 Concerning 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 did reign in his
stead.
23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of
Judah, began Pekahiah the son of
Menahem to reign over Israel in
Samaria, and reigned two year. 24 And
he did evil in the sight of the Lord: for
he departed not from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made
Israel to sin.
25 And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his
captain conspired against him, and smote
him in Samaria in the place of the king's
palace with Argob and Arieh, and with
him fifty men of the Gileadites: so he
killed him, and reigned in his stead.
26 Concerning 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. 27 In
the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king
of Judah began Pekah the son of
Remaliah to reign over Israel in
Samaria, and reigned twenty year. 28
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord:
for he departed not from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made
Israel to sin.
29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel
came Tiglath Pileser [Pul] king of
Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel, Bethmaachah,
and Janoah, and Kedesh, and
Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, and all
the land of Naphtali, and carried them
away to Assyria.
30 And Hoshea the son of Elah wrought
treason 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.
31 Concerning 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 son of Uzziah
king of Judah to reign.
33 Five and twenty year old was he,
when he began to reign, and he reigned
sixteen year in Jerusalem: and his
mother's name was Jerusha the daughter
of Zadok.
34 And he did uprightly in the sight of
the Lord: he did according to all that his
father Uzziah had done.
35 But the high places were not put
away: for the people yet offered and
burned incense in the high places: he
built the highest gate of the house of the
Lord.
36 Concerning 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 the Lord began to send
against Judah Rezin the king of Aram,
[Syria] and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
38 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.