2 Kings 15

1In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.Cross-references: 2Ki 14:16 · 2Ki 14:21 · 2Ki 15:8 · 2Ki 15:13 · 2Ki 15:30 · 2Chr 26:1 · +1 more

2He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.Cross-references: 2Chr 26:3

3He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.Cross-references: 2Ki 12:2 · 2Ki 14:3 · 2Chr 26:4

4However, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.Cross-references: 1Ki 15:14 · 1Ki 22:43 · 2Ki 12:3 · 2Ki 14:4 · 2Ki 15:35 · 2Ki 18:4 · +3 more

5Yahweh 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.Cross-references: Lev 13:46 · Num 12:10 · Num 12:14 · Deut 24:8 · 2Sam 3:29 · 2Sam 8:15 · +8 more

6Now 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?Cross-references: 2Ki 14:18 · 2Chr 26:5

7Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in David’s city; and Jotham his son reigned in his place.Cross-references: 2Chr 26:23 · Isa 6:1

8In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months.Cross-references: 2Ki 14:16 · 2Ki 14:21 · 2Ki 14:29

9He 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.Cross-references: 2Ki 10:29 · 2Ki 10:31 · 2Ki 13:2 · 2Ki 13:11 · 2Ki 14:24

10Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people and killed him, and reigned in his place.Cross-references: 1Ki 15:28 · 1Ki 16:9 · 2Ki 9:24 · 2Ki 9:31 · 2Ki 15:14 · 2Ki 15:25 · +3 more

11Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.Cross-references: 2Ki 14:28

12This 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.Cross-references: Num 23:19 · 2Ki 9:25 · 2Ki 9:36 · 2Ki 10:10 · 2Ki 10:30 · 2Ki 13:1 · +9 more

13Shallum 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.Cross-references: 1Ki 16:15 · 1Ki 16:24 · 2Ki 15:1 · 2Ki 15:8 · Job 20:15 · Ps 55:23 · +3 more

14Menahem 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.Cross-references: 1Ki 14:17 · 1Ki 15:21 · 1Ki 15:33 · 1Ki 16:8 · 1Ki 16:15 · 1Ki 16:17

15Now 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.Cross-references: 1Ki 14:19 · 1Ki 14:29 · 1Ki 22:39 · 2Ki 15:11

16Then 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.Cross-references: 1Ki 4:24 · 2Ki 8:12 · Hos 13:16 · Amos 1:13

17In the thirty ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel for ten years in Samaria.

18He did that which was evil in Yahweh’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.

19Pul 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.Cross-references: 2Ki 12:18 · 2Ki 14:5 · 2Ki 16:8 · 2Ki 17:3 · 2Ki 18:16 · 1Chr 5:25 · +5 more

20Menahem 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 turned back, and didn’t stay there in the land.Cross-references: Ruth 2:1 · 2Sam 19:32 · 2Ki 15:29 · 2Ki 17:3 · 2Ki 18:14 · 2Ki 23:35 · +1 more

21Now 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?

22Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.

23In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years.Cross-references: 1Ki 15:25 · 1Ki 16:8 · 1Ki 22:51 · 2Ki 21:19 · Job 20:5

24He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.Cross-references: 2Ki 15:9 · 2Ki 15:18

25Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him and attacked him in Samaria, in the fortress of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites. He killed him, and reigned in his place.Cross-references: 1Ki 16:9 · 2Ki 9:5 · 2Ki 9:14 · 2Ki 15:10 · 2Ki 15:27 · 2Chr 28:6

26Now 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.

27In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria for twenty years.Cross-references: 2Ki 15:2 · 2Ki 15:8 · 2Ki 15:13 · 2Ki 15:23 · 2Ki 15:25 · 2Ki 15:37 · +4 more

28He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.Cross-references: 2Ki 13:2 · 2Ki 13:6 · 2Ki 15:9 · 2Ki 15:18 · 2Ki 21:2

29In 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.Cross-references: Lev 26:32 · Lev 26:38 · Num 32:1 · Num 32:40 · Deut 3:15 · Deut 4:26 · +26 more

30Hoshea 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.Cross-references: 2Ki 15:10 · 2Ki 15:25 · 2Ki 15:32 · 2Ki 16:1 · 2Ki 17:1 · 2Chr 28:4 · +6 more

31Now 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.

32In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign.Cross-references: 2Ki 14:21 · 2Ki 15:1 · 2Ki 15:7 · 2Ki 15:13 · 2Ki 15:17 · 2Ki 15:23 · +4 more

33He 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.Cross-references: 2Chr 27:1

34He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes. He did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.Cross-references: 2Ki 15:3 · 2Chr 26:4 · 2Chr 27:2

35However 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.Cross-references: 2Ki 12:3 · 2Ki 15:4 · 2Ki 18:4 · 2Chr 23:20 · 2Chr 27:3 · 2Chr 32:12

36Now 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?Cross-references: 2Ki 15:6 · 2Chr 27:4

37In those days, Yahweh began to send Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah.Cross-references: Deut 28:48 · 1Sam 3:12 · 2Ki 10:32 · 2Ki 16:5 · 2Chr 28:6 · Ps 78:49 · +9 more

38Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.Cross-references: 2Sam 7:12 · 1Ki 1:2 · 1Ki 14:20 · 1Ki 14:31 · 2Ki 16:1 · 1Chr 3:13 · +2 more