1 ARST After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost twenty- seven years, Azariah, son of Amaziah king of Judah, began to rule. BSB BSB: In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
2 ARST He was sixteen years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty- two years. His mother was Jecoliah. She was from Jerusalem. BSB BSB: 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.
3 ARST He did things that Yahweh was pleased with, as his father Amaziah had done. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
4 ARST But the high places where the people continued to practice idolatry were not destroyed. They continued to burn incense as they worshiped their idols. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
5 ARST Yahweh caused Azariah to become a leper. Azariah was a leper all the remaining years that he lived. He was not allowed to live in the palace. He lived alone in a house, and his son Jotham ruled the land. BSB BSB: And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
6 ARST If you want to know about everything else that Azariah did, it is written in the book of the events of the Kings of Judah. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Azariah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
7 ARST Azariah died and they buried him in the part of Jerusalem called the city of David, where his ancestors had been buried. Then his son Jotham became the king. BSB BSB: And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
8 ARST After Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty- eight years, Zechariah son of Jeroboam, became the king of Israel. He ruled in the city of Samaria for only six months. BSB BSB: In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
9 ARST He did many things that Yahweh said were evil, like his ancestors had done. He committed the same kind of sins that the first Jeroboam had committed, sins that had induced the Israelite people to sin. BSB BSB: And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
10 ARST Then Shallum son of Jabesh, made plans to assassinate Zechariah. He killed him in the city of Ibleam, and then he became the king. BSB BSB: Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.
11 ARST Everything else that Zechariah did is written in the book of the events of the Kings of Israel. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
12 ARST When Zechariah died, the dynasty of King Jehu was finished. This fulfilled what Yahweh said to King Jehu would happen,“Your son and grandson and great- grandson and great- great- grandson will all be kings of Israel.” BSB BSB: So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled: “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
13 ARST Shallum son of Jabesh, became the king of Israel after King Amaziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty- nine years. But Shallum ruled in Samaria for only one month. BSB BSB: In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
14 ARST Then Menahem son of Gadi, went up from the city of Tirzah to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the king of Israel. BSB BSB: Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
15 ARST Everything else that Shallum did, including his killing King Zechariah, is written in the book of the events of the Kings of Israel. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
16 ARST At that time Menahem completely destroyed the city of Tiphsah and killed all the people who lived there and in the surrounding territory from Tirzah on. He did that because the people in the city refused to surrender to him. With his sword he even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women who lived there. BSB BSB: At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.
17 ARST When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty- nine years, Menahem son of Gadi, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for ten years. BSB BSB: In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
18 ARST He did many things that Yahweh said were evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that induced the people of Israel to sin. He continued to commit those sins all during the years that he lived. BSB BSB: And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
20 ARST Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute three- fifths of a kilogram of silver. So Tiglath- Pileser took that money and went back home. BSB BSB: Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.
21 ARST If you want to know more about everything that Menahem did, it is written in the book of the events of the Kings of Israel. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
22 ARST Menahem died and was buried, and his son Pekahiah became the king of Israel. BSB BSB: And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
23 ARST When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost fifty years, Menahem’ s son Pekahiah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for only two years. BSB BSB: In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.
24 ARST He did many things that Yahweh said were evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that induced the people of Israel to sin. BSB BSB: And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
25 ARST Then one of Pekahiah’ s army commanders whose name was Pekah son of Remaliah, planned with fifty men, from the region of Gilead to kill Pekahiah and two of his assistants, Argob and Arieh. They assassinated the king in a fortified place in the king’ s palace in Samaria. Then Pekah became the king. BSB BSB: Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
26 ARST Everything else that Pekahiah did is written in the book of the events of the Kings of Israel. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
27 ARST When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost fifty- two years, Pekah son of Remaliah, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for twenty years. BSB BSB: In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
28 ARST He also did many things that Yahweh said were evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that induced the people of Israel to sin. BSB BSB: And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
29 ARST While Pekah was the king, Tiglath- Pileser, the king of Assyria, came with his army and captured the cities of Ijon, Abel of Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, and the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali. His army forced the Israelite people to leave their country and go to live in Assyria. BSB BSB: In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria. 30 ARST Then Hoshea son of Elah, planned to kill Pekah. He assassinated him when Amaziah’ s son Jotham had been ruling Judah for almost twenty years. Then Hoshea became the king of Israel. BSB BSB: Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
31 ARST Everything else that Pekah did is written in the book of the events of the Kings of Israel. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
32 ARST When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Azariah’ s son Jotham began to rule Judah. BSB BSB: In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
33 ARST He was twenty- five years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. BSB BSB: He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
34 ARST He did many things that pleased Yahweh, as his father Azariah had done. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
35 ARST But he did not destroy the places where the people worshiped Yahweh, and the people continued to burn incense there to honor Yahweh. Jotham’ s workers built the Upper Gate of the temple. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.
36 ARST If you want to know more about everything else that Jotham did, it is written in the book of the events of the Kings of Judah. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
37 ARST It was during the time that Jotham was the king that Yahweh sent King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel with their armies to attack Judah. BSB BSB: (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)
38 ARST Jotham died and was buried where his ancestors had been buried in the part of Jerusalem called the city of David. Then his son Ahaz became the king of Judah. BSB BSB: And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
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