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    2 Kings 15

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    In Israel, a king can reign for twenty years and another for one month, while the throne changes hands by conspiracy, assault, and murder.

    A king in a separate housevv. 1–7

    Azariah becomes king of Judah at sixteen and remains on the throne for fifty-two years, doing what was right as his father Amaziah had done. Yet the high places remain, and the people continue their sacrifices and incense. Then the LORD afflicts the king with leprosy, and the long reign acquires a curious arrangement: Azariah lives in a separate house while his son Jotham governs the palace and the people. At his death, Jotham succeeds him.

    The throne with a revolving doorvv. 8–31

    Israel's throne begins to spin. Zechariah reigns in Samaria for six months before Shallum strikes him down in front of the people. Shallum then reigns for one full month, which is scarcely enough time to mislay the royal seal, before Menahem comes up from Tirzah and kills him. Menahem lasts ten years, including an attack on Tiphsah in which the punishment for closed gates is described with dreadful bluntness. When Pul king of Assyria invades, Menahem buys his support with a thousand talents of silver, exacted from the wealthy men of Israel. His son Pekahiah succeeds him, but Pekah, with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead, kills him at the citadel of the palace in Samaria. Pekah then reigns twenty years, until Hoshea kills him. Meanwhile Tiglath-pileser captures a long sweep of northern territory and takes its people to Assyria.

    Jotham's quieter successionvv. 32–38

    While Pekah rules Israel, Jotham becomes king of Judah. He is twenty-five, reigns sixteen years in Jerusalem, does what is right as Uzziah had done, and rebuilds the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD. The high places, however, remain here as well. The chapter ends with the LORD beginning to send Rezin and Pekah against Judah, followed by Jotham's death and the accession of his son Ahaz.

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    1. 2 Kgs 15:1In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.

    2. 2 Kgs 15:2He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

    3. 2 Kgs 15:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.

    4. 2 Kgs 15:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.

    5. 2 Kgs 15:5And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

    6. 2 Kgs 15:6As for the rest of the acts of Azariah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

    7. 2 Kgs 15:7And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.

    8. 2 Kgs 15:8In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.

    9. 2 Kgs 15:9And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

    10. 2 Kgs 15:10Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.

    11. 2 Kgs 15:11As for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

    12. 2 Kgs 15:12So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled: “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”

    13. 2 Kgs 15:13In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.

    14. 2 Kgs 15:14Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.

    15. 2 Kgs 15:15As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

    16. 2 Kgs 15:16At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.

    17. 2 Kgs 15:17In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.

    18. 2 Kgs 15:18And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

    19. 2 Kgs 15:19Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.

    20. 2 Kgs 15:20Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.

    21. 2 Kgs 15:21As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

    22. 2 Kgs 15:22And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.

    23. 2 Kgs 15:23In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.

    24. 2 Kgs 15:24And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

    25. 2 Kgs 15:25Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.

    26. 2 Kgs 15:26As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

    27. 2 Kgs 15:27In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.

    28. 2 Kgs 15:28And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

    29. 2 Kgs 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

    30. 2 Kgs 15:30Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.

    31. 2 Kgs 15:31As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

    32. 2 Kgs 15:32In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.

    33. 2 Kgs 15:33He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.

    34. 2 Kgs 15:34And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.

    35. 2 Kgs 15:35Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.

    36. 2 Kgs 15:36As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

    37. 2 Kgs 15:37(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)

    38. 2 Kgs 15:38And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.

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    • 122 Kings 10:30Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
    • 291 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
    • 162 Kings 8:12“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
    • 5Leviticus 13:46As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
    • 141 Kings 14:17Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
    • 342 Chronicles 26:4–5And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
    • 372 Kings 16:5Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
    • 37Isaiah 7:1Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
    • 192 Kings 14:5As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
    • 242 Kings 15:9And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
    • 291 Kings 15:20And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
    • 292 Kings 16:7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
    • 302 Kings 17:1In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.
    • 322 Kings 15:7And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
    • 321 Chronicles 3:12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
    • 332 Chronicles 27:1Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.

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