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2 Kings 15 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Judah’s King Azariah
(2Ch 26:3–23 )
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In the twenty-seventh year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Azariah[fn] son of Amaziah became king of Judah.

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

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Azariah did what was right in the LORD’s sight just as his father Amaziah had done.

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Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

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The LORD afflicted the king, and he had a serious skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in quarantine,[fn] while Jotham, the king’s son, was over the household governing the people of the land.

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The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.

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Azariah rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham became king in his place.

Israel’s King Zechariah
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In the thirty-eighth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months.

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He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight as his predecessors had done. He did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

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Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah. He struck him down publicly,[fn] killed him, and became king in his place.

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As for the rest of the events of Zechariah’s reign, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

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The word of the LORD that he spoke to Jehu was, “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel,” and it was so.

Israel’s King Shallum
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In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Uzziah,[fn] Shallum son of Jabesh became king; he reigned in Samaria a full month.

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Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place.

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As for the rest of the events of Shallum’s reign, along with the conspiracy that he formed, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Israel’s King Menahem
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At that time, starting from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were in it, and its territory because they wouldn’t surrender. He ripped open all the pregnant women.

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In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel, and he reigned ten years in Samaria.

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He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight. Throughout his reign, he did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

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King Pul[fn] of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul seventy-five thousand pounds[fn] of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grasp on the kingdom.

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Then Menahem exacted twenty ounces[fn] of silver from each of the prominent men of Israel to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not stay there in the land.

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The rest of the events of Menahem’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

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Menahem rested with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.

Israel’s King Pekahiah
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In the fiftieth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years.

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He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight and did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

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Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him and struck him down in Samaria at the citadel of the king’s palace — with Argob and Arieh.[fn] There were fifty Gileadite men with Pekah. He killed Pekahiah and became king in his place.

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As for the rest of the events of Pekahiah’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Israel’s King Pekah
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In the fifty-second year of Judah’s King Azariah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years.

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He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight. He did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

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In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee ​— ​all the land of Naphtali ​— ​and deported the people to Assyria.

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Then Hoshea son of Elah organized a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him, killed him, and became king in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

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As for the rest of the events of Pekah’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Judah’s King Jotham
(2Ch 27:1–9 )
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In the second year of Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.

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

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He did what was right in the LORD’s sight just as his father Uzziah had done.

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Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

Jotham built the Upper Gate of the LORD’s temple.

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The rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.

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In those days the LORD began sending Aram’s King Rezin and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.

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Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Ahaz became king in his place.

CSB Footnotes
= Uzziah in 2Ch 26:3
Lit in a house of exemption from duty
Some LXX mss read down at Ibleam ; Hb uncertain
= Azariah, also in vv. 30,32,34
= Tiglath-pileser
Lit 1,000 talents
Lit 50 shekels
Hb obscure
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