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Chapter 15
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In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of
Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to
reign. |
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Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and
he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his
mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. |
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And he did that which was right in the sight of the
LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; |
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Save that the high places were not removed: the people
sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. |
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And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper
unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house.
And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging
the people of the land. |
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And 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? |
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So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried
him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham
his son reigned in his stead. |
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In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah
did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in
Samaria six months. |
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the
LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to
sin. |
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And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him,
and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned
in his stead. |
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And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they
are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israel. |
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This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu,
saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto
the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. |
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Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine
and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned
a full month in Samaria. |
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For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and
came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh
in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. |
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And 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. |
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Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein,
and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened
not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women
therein that were with child he ripped up. |
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In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah
began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and
reigned ten years in Samaria. |
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the
LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. |
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And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land:
and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that
his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in
his hand. |
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And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all
the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of
silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of
Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. |
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And 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? |
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And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his
son reigned in his stead. |
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In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah
the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria,
and reigned two years. |
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the
LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. |
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But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired
against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace
of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him
fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned
in his room. |
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And 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. |
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In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah
Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel
in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. |
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the
LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. |
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In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser
king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah,
and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee,
all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to
Assyria. |
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And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against
Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him,
and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham
the son of Uzziah. |
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And 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. |
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In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king
of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah
to reign. |
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Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign,
and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's
name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. |
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And he did that which was right in the sight of the
LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah
had done. |
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Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people
sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places.
He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD. |
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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? |
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In those days the LORD began to send against Judah
Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. |
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And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with
his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz
his son reigned in his stead. |
