Azariah Reigns in Judah (2 Chronicles 26:3–23)
1 ULT In the year of 27, the year to Jeroboam, the king of Israel, Azariah, the son of Amaziah, the king of Judah, reigned. BSB BSB: In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
2 ULT He was a son of 16 years when he reigned, and he reigned 52 years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother{ was} Jekoliah, 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 ULT And he did right in the eyes of Yahweh, like all that Amaziah his father had done. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
4 ULT Only, the high places were not removed. The people still were sacrificing and burning incense at the high places. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
5 ULT And Yahweh touched the king, and he was a leper until the day of his death, and he lived in a house of separation. And Jotham, the son of the king,{ was} over the house, judging the people of 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 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Azariah and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days 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 ULT And Azariah lay down with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David. And Jotham his son reigned in his place. 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.
Zechariah Reigns in Israel 8 ULT In the year of 38, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, reigned over Israel in Samaria, 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 ULT And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, just as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel 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 ULT And Shallum, the son of Jabesh, conspired against him, and he struck him in front of the people, and he killed him. And he reigned in his place. 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 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Zechariah, behold them, written in the book of the matters of the days 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 ULT It{ was} the word of Yahweh that he had spoken to Jehu, saying,“Sons of the fourth will sit for you on the throne of Israel.” And it was thus. 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.”
Shallum Reigns in Israel 13 ULT Shallum, the son of Jabesh, reigned in the year of 39, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, and he reigned a month of days in Samaria. 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 ULT Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, came up from Tirzah, and he came{ to} Samaria. And he struck Shallum, the son of Jabesh, in Samaria, and he killed him. And he reigned in his place. 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 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Shallum and his conspiracy that he conspired, behold them, written in the book of the matters of the days 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 ULT Then Menahem struck Tiphsah and all who{ were} in it and its borders, from Tirzah, because one did not open. And he struck{ them}, all of its pregnant women he ripped open. 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.
Menahem Reigns in Israel 17 ULT In the year of 39, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, Menahem, the son of Gadi, reigned over Israel, ten years in Samaria. 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 ULT And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, all of his days. 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 ULT And Menahem brought forth the silver over Israel, over all of the mighty of valor, to give to the king of Assyria, 50 silver shekels to one man. And the king of Assyria returned, and he did not stay there in the land. 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 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Menahem and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days 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 ULT And Menahem lay down with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place. BSB BSB: And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
Pekahiah Reigns in Israel 23 ULT In the year of 50, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, Pekahiah, the son of Menahem, reigned over Israel in Samaria, 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 ULT And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused 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 ULT And Pekah, the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and he struck him in Samaria, in the citadel of the house of the king, Argob and Arieh, and with him 50 men of the sons of the Gileadites. And he killed him, and he reigned in his place. 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 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Pekahiah and all that he did, behold them, written in the book of the matters of the days 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.
Pekah Reigns in Israel 27 ULT In the year of 52, the year to Azariah, the king of Judah, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, reigned over Israel in Samaria, 20 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 ULT And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused 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 ULT In the days of Pekah, the king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser, the king of Assyria, came, and he took Ijon and Abel Beth Maacah and Janoah and Kedesh and Hazor and Gilead and Galilee, all of the land of Naphtali, and he exiled them to 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 ULT And Hoshea, the son of Elah, conspired a conspiracy against Pekah, the son of Remaliah, and he struck him, and he killed him. And he reigned in his place, in the year of 20 to Jotham, the son of Uzziah. 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 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Pekah and all that he did, behold them, written in the book of the matters of the days 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.
Jotham Reigns in Judah (2 Chronicles 27:1–9)
32 ULT In the year of two to Pekah, the son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, Jotham, the son of Azariah, the king of Judah, reigned. 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 ULT He was a son of 25 years when he reigned, and he reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother{ was} Jerushah, 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 ULT And he did right in the eyes of Yahweh. Like all that Azariah his father did, he did. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
35 ULT Only the high places were not removed. The people still were sacrificing and were burning incense at the high places. He, he built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh. 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 ULT Now the rest of the matters of Jotham that he did, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days 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 ULT In those days, Yahweh began to send Rezin, the king of Aram, and Pekah, the son of Remaliah, against Judah. BSB BSB: (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)
38 ULT And Jotham lay down with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. And Ahaz his son reigned in his place. 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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