Azariah King of Judah
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In the twenty-seventhe year of Jeroboam king of Israel,
Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
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He 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.
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He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah ha done.
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The high places, however, were not removed;
the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
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The LORD aflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, and he lived in
a separate house. Jotham the king's son had charge of the palace
and governed the people of the land.
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As for the other events of Azariah's reign, and all he did, are they not written
in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
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Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David.
And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.
Zechariah King of Israel
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In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam
became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned six months.
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He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his fathers had done.
He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat,
which he had caused Israel to commit.
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Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechaiah.
He attacked him in front of the people,
assassinated him and succeeded him as king.
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The other events of Zechariah's reign are written in the book of the annals
of the kings of Israel.
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So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled:
"Your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation."
Shallum King of Israel
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Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah,
and he reigned in Samaria one month.
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Then Menachem son of Gadi went from Tirzah up to Samaria.
He attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, assassinated him
and succeeded him as king.
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The other events of Shallum's reign, and the conspiracy he led, are written in the book
of the annals of the kings of Israel.
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At that time Menachem, starting out from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah
and everyone in the city and its vicinity, because they refused to open their gates.
He sacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.
Menachem King of Israel
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In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menachem son of Gadi became
king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
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He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. During his entire reign he did not turn away
from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.
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Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menachem gave him a thousand
talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom.
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Menachem exacted this money from Israel. Every wealthy man had to contribute
fifty shekels of silver to be given to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria
withdrew and stayed in the land no longer.
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As for the other events of Menachem's reign, and all he did, are they not written
in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
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Menachem rested with his fathers. And Pekahiah his son succeeded him as king.
Pekahiah King of Israel
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In the fifteth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem
became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years.
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Nebat did evil in the eyes of he LORD. He did not turn away from
the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had cause d Israel to commit.
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One of this chief officers, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him.
Taking fifty men of Gilead with him, he assassinated Pekahigh, along with
Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the royal palace at Samaria.
So Pekah killed Pekahiah and succeeded him as king.
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The other events of Pekahiah's reign, and all he did,
are written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel.
Pekah King of Israel
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In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah
became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years.
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He did eveil in the eyes of the LORD. he did not turn away from
the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.
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In the time of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came
and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor.
He took Gilead and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali,
and deported the people to Assyria.
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As for the other events of Pekah's reign, and all he did, are they not written
in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
Jotham King of Judah
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The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued
to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate
of the temple of the LORD.
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As for the other events of Jotham's reign, and what he did, are they not written
in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
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(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah
son of Remaliah against Judah.)
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Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of Davd,
the city of his father. And Ahaz his son succeeded him as king.
