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2 Kings 15 Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel Uzziah the son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign. 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all things that Amaziah his father did. 4 Only he took not away [any] of the high places: as yet the people sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 5 And the Lord plagued the king, and he was leprous till the day of his death; and he reigned in a separate house. And Jotham the king’s son [was] over the household, judging the people of the land. 6 And the rest of the acts of Uzziah, and all that he did, [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 7 And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 8 In the thirty and eighth year of Uzziah king of Judah Zechariah the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh [and others] conspired against him, and they smote him [in] Ibleam, and slew him, and he reigned in his stead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold, 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, Thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel: and it was so. 13 And Shallum the son of Jabesh reigned: and in the thirty and ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah began Shallum to reign a full month in Samaria. 14 And Menahem the son of Gadi went up out of Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him. 15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy wherein he was engaged, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 16 Then Menahem smote both Tiphsah and all that was in it, and its borders extending beyond Tirzah, because they opened not to him: and he smote it, and ripped up the women with child. 17 In the thirty and ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel in Samaria ten years. 18 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who led Israel to sin. 19 In his days went up Pul king of the Assyrians against the land: and Menahem gave to Pul a thousand talents of silver to aid him with his power. 20 And Menahem raised the silver [by a tax] upon Israel, even on every mighty man in wealth, to give to the king of the Assyrians, fifty shekels [levied] on each man; and the king of the Assyrians departed, and remained not there in the land. 21 And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. 23 In the fiftieth year of Uzziah king of Judah, began Pekahiah the son of Menahem to reign over Israel in Samaria two years. 24 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. 25 And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his officer, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria in the front of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him [there were] fifty men of the four hundred: and he slew him, and reigned in his stead. 26 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. 27 In the fifty-second year of Uzziah king of Judah began Pekah the son of Remaliah to reign over Israel in Samaria twenty years. 28 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who led Israel to sin. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of the Assyrians, and took Ijon, and Abel, and Beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, [even] all the land of Naphtali, and carried them away to the Assyrians. 30 And Hoshea son of Elah formed 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. 31 And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, these [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 32 In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. 33 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name [was] Jerusha daughter of Zadok. 34 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all things that his father Uzziah did. 35 Nevertheless he took not away the high places: as yet the people sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the Lord’s house. 36 And the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 37 In those days the Lord began to send forth against Judah Rezin king of Syria, and Pekah son of Remaliah. 38 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.

People & places in this chapter

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People

  • Argob

    Named in Pekah's conspiracy against Pekahiah

    Named with Arieh and fifty men of Gilead in the account of Pekah's conspiracy against King Pekahiah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:25

  • Arieh

    Named in Pekah's conspiracy against Pekahiah

    Named with Argob and fifty men of Gilead in the account of Pekah's conspiracy against King Pekahiah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:25

  • Elah

    Father of Hoshea

    Named as the father of Hoshea, the last king of Israel.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:30; 2 Kings 17:1; 2 Kings 18:1

  • Gadi

    Father of Menahem

    Named as the father of Menahem, king of Israel.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:14; 2 Kings 15:17

  • Hoshea

    Last king of Israel

    Son of Elah, who conspired against and killed Pekah, reigned nine years in Samaria, became Shalmaneser's vassal, was imprisoned for conspiring with So of Egypt, and in his ninth…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:30; 2 Kings 17:1; 2 Kings 17:3

  • Jabesh

    Father of Shallum

    Named as the father of Shallum, who briefly reigned over Israel.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:10; 2 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 15:14

  • Jecoliah

    Mother of Azariah (Uzziah)

    A woman of Jerusalem named as the mother of King Azariah of Judah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:2; 2 Chronicles 26:3

  • Jerusha

    Mother of Jotham

    Daughter of Zadok and mother of King Jotham of Judah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 27:1

  • Jotham

    King of Judah

    A steady, God-fearing king who grew strong by ordering his ways before the LORD.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:32-38; 2 Chron. 27; Matt. 1:9

  • Menahem

    King of Israel, paid Pul

    Son of Gadi, who went up from Tirzah and killed Shallum, reigned ten years in Samaria, and gave Pul king of Assyria a thousand talents of silver collected from Israel's wealthy…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:14; 2 Kings 15:17; 2 Kings 15:19

  • Pekah

    King of Israel, Rezin's ally

    Son of Remaliah and Pekahiah's officer, who killed Pekahiah, reigned twenty years in Samaria, joined Rezin in attacking Jerusalem, lost Galilee to Tiglath-pileser, and was killed…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:25; 2 Kings 15:27; 2 Kings 15:29

  • Pekahiah

    King of Israel, son of Menahem

    Menahem's son, who reigned two years in Samaria and was struck down in the king's palace by his officer Pekah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:22; 2 Kings 15:23; 2 Kings 15:25

  • Remaliah

    Father of Pekah

    Named as the father of Pekah, king of Israel.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:25; 2 Kings 15:27; 2 Kings 16:5

  • Rezin

    King of Aram, ally of Pekah

    King of Aram who with Pekah of Israel besieged Ahaz in Jerusalem, recovered Elath, and was put to death when Tiglath-pileser captured Damascus.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:37; 2 Kings 16:5; 2 Kings 16:6

  • Shallum

    King of Israel for one month

    Son of Jabesh, who conspired against Zechariah, reigned one full month in Samaria, and was struck down by Menahem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:10; 2 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 15:14

  • Tiglath-pileser

    King of Assyria

    King of Assyria who captured Ijon, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead and Galilee in Pekah's days, deporting the people, and whom Ahaz paid to attack Aram and Israel. 1 Chronicles 5:26…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:19; 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 16:7

  • Uzziah

    King of Judah

    A strong, mostly faithful king whose pride in the temple brought him leprosy.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chron. 26; Isa. 6:1; Matt. 1:8-9

  • Zadok

    Father of Jerusha

    Named as the father of Jerusha, the mother of King Jotham.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 27:1

  • Zechariah

    King of Israel for six months

    Jeroboam's son, who reigned six months in Samaria and was struck down by Shallum son of Jabesh, fulfilling the word that four generations of Jehu's sons would sit on Israel's…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 14:29; 2 Kings 15:8; 2 Kings 15:10

Cross references (32)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 2 Chronicles 26:1; 2 Kings 14:21; 2 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 26:3–4; 2 Kings 14:16–17
  2. 2 2 Chronicles 26:3–4
  3. 3 2 Kings 12:2–3; 2 Kings 14:3–4; 2 Chronicles 26:4
  4. 4 2 Kings 14:4; 1 Kings 22:43; 2 Chronicles 34:3; 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 32:12
  5. 5 Leviticus 13:46; Numbers 12:14; Numbers 12:10; Deuteronomy 24:8; 1 Kings 3:28
  6. 6 2 Kings 14:18; 2 Chronicles 26:5–15
  7. 7 2 Chronicles 26:23; Isaiah 6:1
  8. 8 2 Kings 14:16–17; 2 Kings 14:29–15:1; 2 Kings 14:21
  9. 9 2 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings 14:24; 2 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 13:11; 2 Kings 10:31
  10. 10 2 Kings 9:31; Amos 7:9; Hosea 1:4–5; 2 Kings 15:14; 2 Kings 15:30
  11. 11 2 Kings 14:28
  12. 12 2 Kings 10:30; Mark 13:31; 2 Kings 9:25–26; 2 Kings 13:13; John 19:36–37
  13. 13 2 Kings 15:1; 1 Kings 16:15; 1 Kings 16:24; Job 20:15; Proverbs 28:17
  14. 14 1 Kings 14:17; 1 Kings 16:15; 1 Kings 16:17; 1 Kings 15:33; 1 Kings 15:21
  15. 15 2 Kings 15:11; 1 Kings 14:29; 1 Kings 14:19; 1 Kings 22:39
  16. 16 2 Kings 8:12; 1 Kings 4:24; Hosea 13:16; Amos 1:13
  17. 19 2 Kings 14:5; 2 Kings 18:16; 1 Chronicles 5:25–26; 2 Kings 17:3–4; Jeremiah 17:5
  18. 20 2 Kings 23:35; 2 Kings 17:3–4; 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 18:14–17; 2 Samuel 19:32
  19. 23 2 Kings 21:19; 1 Kings 22:51; 1 Kings 16:8; Job 20:5; 1 Kings 15:25
  20. 24 2 Kings 15:9; 2 Kings 15:18
  21. 25 2 Chronicles 28:6; 2 Kings 15:27; 2 Kings 9:14; 2 Kings 15:10; 2 Kings 9:5
  22. 27 2 Kings 15:23; Isaiah 7:4; Isaiah 7:1; 2 Kings 15:8; Isaiah 7:9
  23. 28 2 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 21:2; 2 Kings 13:6; 2 Kings 15:18; 2 Kings 15:9
  24. 29 1 Chronicles 5:26; 2 Kings 17:6; 1 Kings 15:20; 2 Kings 16:7; Joshua 20:7
  25. 30 2 Kings 17:1; Hosea 10:3; 2 Kings 15:25; Isaiah 8:6; 2 Chronicles 28:16
  26. 32 2 Kings 15:7; 1 Chronicles 3:12; 2 Kings 15:1; Matthew 1:9; 2 Kings 15:23
  27. 33 2 Chronicles 27:1
  28. 34 2 Chronicles 26:4–5; 2 Kings 15:3–4; 2 Chronicles 27:2
  29. 35 2 Chronicles 23:20; 2 Kings 12:3; 2 Chronicles 27:3–9; 2 Kings 15:4; 2 Chronicles 32:12
  30. 36 2 Chronicles 27:4–9; 2 Kings 15:6–7
  31. 37 Isaiah 7:1; 2 Kings 16:5; Jeremiah 43:10; Jeremiah 25:29; Isaiah 7:8
  32. 38 1 Chronicles 3:13; 1 Kings 1:2; 1 Kings 14:20; 2 Kings 16:1; 2 Chronicles 28:1

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 15:29 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of John (Homily XXXI)

    9, LXX.), but the inhabitants were termed not "Samaritans" but "Israelites." But as time went on, they offended God, and in the reign of Pekah, Tiglath-Pileser came up, and took many cities, and set upon Elah, and having slain him, gave the kingdom to Hoshea. ( 2 Kings xv.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)