The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Kings 15
1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of
Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
2 He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reignedfifty-two years
in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
3 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father
Amaziah had done.
4 However, the high places were not
taken away. The people still sacrificed and
burned incense in the high places.
5 Yahweh struck the king, so that he was
a leper to the day of his death, and lived
in a separate house. 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, aren’t they written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Judah?
7 Azariah slept with his fathers; and they
buried him with his fathers in David’s city;
and Jotham his son reigned in his place.
8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah
king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six
months.
9 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s
sight, as his fathers had done. He didn’t
depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.
10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired
against him, and struck him before the
people and killed him, and reigned in his
place.
11 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 Yahweh’s word which he
spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons to the
fourth generation shall sit on the throne of
Israel.” So it came to pass.
13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to
reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah
king of Judah, and he reigned for a month
in Samaria.
14 Menahem the son of Gadi went up
from Tirzah, came to Samaria, struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed
him, and reigned in his place.
15 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 attacked Tiphsah and
all who were in it and its border areas,
from Tirzah. He attacked it because they
didn’t open their gates to him, and he
ripped up all their women who were with
child.
17 In the thirty ninth year of Azariah
king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi
began to reign over Israel for ten years in
Samaria.
18 He did that which was evil inYahweh’s
sight. He didn’t depart all his days from
the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with
which he made Israel to sin.
19 Pul the king of Assyria came against
the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents† of silver, that his hand might
be with him to confirm the kingdom in his
hand.
20 Menahem exacted the money from
Israel, even from all the mighty men of
wealth, from each man fifty shekels‡ of
silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the
king of Assyria turnedback, anddidn’t stay
there in the land.
21 Now the rest of the acts of Menahem,
and all that he did, aren’t they written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel?
22 Menahem slept with his fathers, and
Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.
23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king
of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem
began to reign over Israel in Samaria for
two years.
24 He did that which was evil inYahweh’s
sight. He didn’t depart from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he
made Israel to sin.
25 Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him and attacked
him in Samaria, in the fortress ofthe king’s
house, with Argob and Arieh; and with
him were fifty men of the Gileadites. He
killed him, and reigned in his place.
26 Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah,
and allthathe did, behold,they are written
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel.
27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah
king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah
began to reign over Israel in Samaria for
twenty years.
28 He did that which was evil inYahweh’s
sight. He didn’t depart from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he
made Israel to sin.
29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came
and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah,
Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the
land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
30 Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah,
attacked him, killed him, and reigned in
his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham
the son of Uzziah.
31 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, Jotham the son of
Uzziah king of Judah began to reign.
33 He was twenty-five years old when
he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen
years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name
was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
34 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes. He did according to all that his
father Uzziah had done.
35 However the high places were not
taken away. The people still sacrificed and
burned incense in the high places. He built
the upper gate of Yahweh’s house.
36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham,
and all that he did, aren’t they written in
the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Judah?
37 In those days, Yahweh began to send
Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son
of Remaliah against Judah.
38 Jotham slept with his fathers, and
was buried with his fathers in his father
David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in
his place.