2 Kings 15New King James Version (NKJV)
Azariah Reigns in Judah
15 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king
of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king. 2 He
was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in
Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 3 And
he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according
to all that his father Amaziah had done, 4 except
that the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned
incense on the high places. 5 Then
the Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his
death; so he dwelt in an isolated house. And Jotham the king’s son was over
the royal house, judging the people of the land.
6 Now the rest of the acts of
Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 7 So
Azariah rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the
City of David. Then Jotham his son reigned in his place.
Zechariah Reigns in Israel
8 In the thirty-eighth year of
Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in
Samaria six months. 9 And he did evil in the sight
of the Lord, as his fathers had done; he did not depart from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. 10 Then
Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck and killed him in front
of the people; and he reigned in his place.
11 Now the rest of the acts of
Zechariah, indeed they are written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel.
12 This was the word
of the Lord which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons shall sit on
the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.”[a] And so it was.
Shallum Reigns in Israel
13 Shallum the son of Jabesh became
king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah[b] king of Judah; and he
reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the
son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of
Jabesh in Samaria and killed him; and he reigned in his place.
15 Now the rest of the acts of
Shallum, and the conspiracy which he led, indeed they are written
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 16 Then
from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were there, and
its territory. Because they did not surrender, therefore he attacked it. All
the women there who were with child he ripped open.
Menahem Reigns in Israel
17 In the thirty-ninth year of
Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi became king over Israel, and
reigned ten years in Samaria. 18 And he
did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart all his days from the
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. 19 Pul[c] king of Assyria came
against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his
hand might be with him to strengthen the kingdom under his control. 20 And
Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the very wealthy, from each man
fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria
turned back, and did not stay there in the land.
21 Now the rest of the acts of
Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 22 So
Menahem rested with his fathers. Then Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.
Pekahiah Reigns in Israel
23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah
king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem became king over Israel in
Samaria, and reigned two years. 24 And
he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. 25 Then
Pekah the son of Remaliah, an officer of his, conspired against him and killed
him in Samaria, in the citadel of the king’s house, along with Argob and Arieh;
and with him were fifty men of Gilead. He killed him and reigned in his place.
26 Now the rest of the acts of
Pekahiah, and all that he did, indeed they are written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
Pekah Reigns in Israel
27 In the fifty-second year of
Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah became king over Israel in
Samaria, and reigned twenty years. 28 And
he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. 29 In
the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took
Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the
land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria. 30 Then
Hoshea the son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and
struck and killed him; so he 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, indeed they are written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
Jotham Reigns in Judah
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
became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha[d] the daughter of
Zadok. 34 And he did what was right
in the sight of the Lord; he did according to all that his father Uzziah
had done. 35 However the high places were not
removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He
built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord.
36 Now the rest of the acts of
Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 37 In
those days the Lord began to send Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the
son of Remaliah against Judah. 38 So Jotham rested
with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his
father. Then Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
2 Chronicles 26New King James Version (NKJV)
Uzziah Reigns in Judah
26 Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah,[a] who was sixteen
years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 2 He
built Elath[b] and restored it to
Judah, after the king rested with his fathers.
3 Uzziah was sixteen
years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His
mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 4 And he
did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to
all that his father Amaziah had done. 5 He sought
God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions[c] of God; and as long as
he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.
6 Now he went out and made war
against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh,
and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities around Ashdod and
among the Philistines. 7 God helped him against the
Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the
Meunites. 8 Also the Ammonites brought tribute to
Uzziah. His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he became
exceedingly strong.
9 And Uzziah built towers in
Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress of
the wall; then he fortified them. 10 Also he built
towers in the desert. He dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the
lowlands and in the plains; he also had farmers and
vinedressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil.
11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of
fighting men who went out to war by companies, according to the number on their
roll as prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand
of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains. 12 The
total number of chief officers[d] of the mighty men of
valor was two thousand six hundred. 13 And
under their authority was an army of three hundred and seven
thousand five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king
against the enemy. 14 Then Uzziah prepared for
them, for the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and
slings to cast stones. 15 And he
made devices in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and
the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones. So his fame spread far and wide,
for he was marvelously helped till he became strong.
The Penalty for Uzziah’s Pride
16 But when he was strong his heart
was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against
the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn
incense on the altar of incense. 17 So Azariah the
priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of
the Lord—valiant men. 18 And they withstood
King Uzziah, and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn
incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are
consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed!
You shall have no honor from the Lord God.”
19 Then Uzziah became furious; and
he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was
angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests
in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar. 20 And
Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his
forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that
place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck
him.
21 King Uzziah was a leper until the
day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he
was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over
the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah,
from first to last, the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz wrote. 23 So
Uzziah rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the
field of burial which belonged to the kings, for they said,
“He is a leper.” Then Jotham his son reigned in his place.
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