Azariah Reigns in Judah (2 Chronicles 26:3–23)
1 UST After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost 27 years, Azariah, the son of King Amaziah, began to rule Judah. BSB BSB: In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
2 UST He was 16 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah. She was from the city of 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 UST He did things that pleased Yahweh. He did the same good things that 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 UST However, Azariah did not destroy the shrines on the tops of hills. The Judeans continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at those places{ instead of at the place that God had chosen for them in Jerusalem}. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
5 UST { Azariah committed a serious sin,} and Yahweh punished him by causing him to become a leper. Azariah remained a leper for the rest of his life. He had to live in a house away from other people. His son Jotham was in charge of the royal palace and decided cases that Judeans brought to him. 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 UST The book in which the kings of Judah recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Azariah did. 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 UST When Azariah died, the Judeans buried him in the part of Jerusalem that people called the City of David. That is where people had also buried his ancestors. Ahaziah’ s son Jotham became the next 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.
Zechariah Reigns in Israel 8 UST After Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost 38 years, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became the king of Israel. He ruled in the city of Samaria for 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 UST He did many things that Yahweh had told the Israelites were evil. That is what his ancestors who were kings of Israel had done. Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned{ by making calf idols}, and he made the people of Israel sin{ by worshiping those idols}. Zechariah{ sinned in that same way, and he} did not repent. 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 UST Then Shallum son of Jabesh plotted against Zechariah. He assassinated him right in public. Then he became the next 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 UST The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Zechariah did. 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 UST Yahweh had told Jehu that his son, grandson, great- grandson, and great- great- grandson would all be kings of Israel. And that is exactly what happened. 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 UST After Amaziah had been ruling Judah for almost 39 years, Shallum son of Jabesh became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 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 UST Then Menahem son of Gadi came from the city of Tirzah to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the next king. 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 UST The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Shallum did, including how he plotted against King Zechariah. 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 UST After he became king, Menahem led his soldiers from Tirzah to the city of Tiphsah. They destroyed the city and killed the people who lived in it and near it. His soldiers even used their swords to split open the bellies of the pregnant women in the city{ and kill the children in their wombs}. They did that because{ those people had not wanted Menahem to be their king, so they} had not allowed him to come into their city. 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 UST When Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost 39 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 UST Menahem did many things that Yahweh had told the Israelites were evil. Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned{ by making calf idols}, and he made the people of Israel sin{ by worshiping those idols}. Menahem{ sinned in that same way, and he} did not ever repent. 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 UST Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute three fifths of a kilogram of silver. When Pul received that money, he ended his invasion and returned to Assyria. 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 UST The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Menahem did. 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 UST After Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king of Israel. BSB BSB: And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
Pekahiah Reigns in Israel 23 UST When Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost 50 years, Pekahiah son of Menahem became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 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 UST Pekahiah did many things that Yahweh had told the Israelites were evil. Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned{ by making calf idols}, and he made the people of Israel sin{ by worshiping those idols}. Pekahiah{ sinned in that same way, and he} did not repent. 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 UST One of Pekahiah’ s military officers, Pekah son of Remaliah, plotted against him. Together with 50 men from the region of Gilead, he went to the fortress in the king’ s palace in Samaria. There they assassinated Pekahiah and two of his officials, Argob and Arieh. Then Pekah became the next 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 UST The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Pekahiah did. 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 UST When Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost 52 years, Pekah son of Remaliah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 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 UST Pekah did many things that Yahweh had told the Israelites were evil. Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned{ by making calf idols}, and he made the people of Israel sin{ by worshiping those idols}. Pekah{ sinned in that same way, and he} did not repent. 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 UST While Pekah was the king of Israel, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria led his army to invade the country. They captured the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. Those cities were in the parts of the regions of Gilead and Galilee that belonged to the tribe of Naphtali. Tiglath Pileser forced the Israelite people who had lived in those places to 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 UST Then Hoshea son of Elah, plotted against Pekah. He assassinated him when Jotham son of Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 20 years. Then Hoshea became the next 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 UST The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Pekah did. 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 UST When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Jotham son of Azariah 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 UST Jotham was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerusha 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 UST He did many things that pleased Yahweh, just as his father Uzziah had done. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
35 UST However, Jotham did not destroy the shrines on the tops of hills. The Judeans continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at those places{ instead of at the place that God had chosen for them in Jerusalem}. Jotham had his workers build the upper gate of the temple courtyard. 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 UST The book in which the kings of Judah recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Jotham did. 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 UST During the reign of Jotham, Yahweh prompted King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel to start planning 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 UST When Jotham died, the Judeans buried him in the part of Jerusalem that people called the City of David. That is where people had buried his ancestors. Jotham’ s son Ahaz became the next king. 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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