1 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned hath Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah, 2 a son of sixteen years was he in his reigning, and fifty and two years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jecholiah of Jerusalem, 3 and he doth that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Amaziah his father did, 4 only, the high places have not turned aside — yet are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places. 5 And Jehovah smiteth the king, and he is a leper unto the day of his death, and he dwelleth in a separate house, and Jotham son of the king [is] over the house, judging the people of the land. 6 And the rest of the matters of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 7 And Azariah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him with his fathers, in the city of David, and reign doth Jotham his son in his stead. 8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah reigned hath Zechariah son of Jeroboam over Israel, in Samaria, six months, 9 and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did his fathers, he hath not turned aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat that he caused Israel to sin. 10 And Shallum son of Jabesh conspireth against him, and smiteth him before the people, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead. 11 And the rest of the matters of Zechariah, lo, they are written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12 It [is] the word of Jehovah that He spake unto Jehu, saying, 'Sons of the fourth [generation] do sit for thee on the throne of Israel;' and it is so. 13 Shallum son of Jabesh hath reigned in the thirty and ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigneth a month of days in Samaria; 14 and go up doth Menahem son of Gadi from Tirzah and cometh in to Samaria, and smiteth Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead. 15 And the rest of the matters of Shallum, and his conspiracy that he made, lo, they are written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. 16 Then doth Menahem smite Tiphsah, and all who [are] in it, and its borders from Tirzah, for it opened not [to him], and he smiteth [it], all its pregnant women he hath ripped up. 17 In the thirty and ninth year of Azariah king of Judah reigned hath Menahem son of Gadi over Israel — ten years in Samaria. 18 And he doth the evil in the eyes of Jehovah, he hath turned not aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat that he caused Israel to sin, all his days. 19 Pul king of Asshur hath come against the land, and Menahem giveth to Pul a thousand talents of silver, for his hand being with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Menahem bringeth out the silver [from] Israel, [from] all the mighty men of wealth, to give to the king of Asshur, fifty shekels of silver for each one, and the king of Asshur turneth back and hath not stayed there in the land. 21 And the rest of the matters of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 22 And Menahem lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Pekahiah his son in his stead. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah hath Pekahiah son of Menahem reigned over Israel, in Samaria — two years, 24 and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, he hath not turned aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat that he caused Israel to sin. 25 And Pekah son of Remaliah, his captain, doth conspire against him, and smiteth him in Samaria, in the high place of the house of the king with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the sons of the Gileadites, and he putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead. 26 And the rest of the matters of Pekahiah, and all that he did, lo, they are written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. 27 In the fifty and second year of Azariah king of Judah, reigned hath Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, in Samaria — twenty years, 28 and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, he hath not turned aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, that he caused Israel to sin. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel hath Tiglath-Pileser king of Asshur come, and taketh Ijon, and Abel-Beth-Maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and removeth them to Asshur. 30 And make a conspiracy doth Hoshea son of Elah against Pekah son of Remaliah, and smiteth him, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. 31 And the rest of the matters of Pekah, and all that he did, lo, they are written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel. 32 In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel reigned hath Jotham son of Uzziah king of Judah. 33 A son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jerusha daughter of Zadok, 34 and he doth that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Uzziah his father did he hath done. 35 Only, the high places have not turned aside — yet are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places; he hath built the high gate of the house of Jehovah. 36 And the rest of the matters of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 37 In those days hath Jehovah begun to send against Judah Rezin king of Amram and Pekah son of Remaliah. 38 And Jotham lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers, in the city of David his father, and reign doth Ahaz his son in his stead.
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2 Kings 15 Young's Literal Translation
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Argob
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 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
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
Named as the father of Menahem, king of Israel.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:14; 2 Kings 15:17
Hoshea
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
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
Jerusha
Daughter of Zadok and mother of King Jotham of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 27:1
Jotham
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Uzziah
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
Named as the father of Jerusha, the mother of King Jotham.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 27:1
Zechariah
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
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- 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 Chronicles 26:3–4
- 3 2 Kings 12:2–3; 2 Kings 14:3–4; 2 Chronicles 26:4
- 4 2 Kings 14:4; 1 Kings 22:43; 2 Chronicles 34:3; 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 32:12
- 5 Leviticus 13:46; Numbers 12:14; Numbers 12:10; Deuteronomy 24:8; 1 Kings 3:28
- 6 2 Kings 14:18; 2 Chronicles 26:5–15
- 7 2 Chronicles 26:23; Isaiah 6:1
- 8 2 Kings 14:16–17; 2 Kings 14:29–15:1; 2 Kings 14:21
- 9 2 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings 14:24; 2 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 13:11; 2 Kings 10:31
- 10 2 Kings 9:31; Amos 7:9; Hosea 1:4–5; 2 Kings 15:14; 2 Kings 15:30
- 11 2 Kings 14:28
- 12 2 Kings 10:30; Mark 13:31; 2 Kings 9:25–26; 2 Kings 13:13; John 19:36–37
- 13 2 Kings 15:1; 1 Kings 16:15; 1 Kings 16:24; Job 20:15; Proverbs 28:17
- 14 1 Kings 14:17; 1 Kings 16:15; 1 Kings 16:17; 1 Kings 15:33; 1 Kings 15:21
- 15 2 Kings 15:11; 1 Kings 14:29; 1 Kings 14:19; 1 Kings 22:39
- 16 2 Kings 8:12; 1 Kings 4:24; Hosea 13:16; Amos 1:13
- 19 2 Kings 14:5; 2 Kings 18:16; 1 Chronicles 5:25–26; 2 Kings 17:3–4; Jeremiah 17:5
- 20 2 Kings 23:35; 2 Kings 17:3–4; 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 18:14–17; 2 Samuel 19:32
- 23 2 Kings 21:19; 1 Kings 22:51; 1 Kings 16:8; Job 20:5; 1 Kings 15:25
- 24 2 Kings 15:9; 2 Kings 15:18
- 25 2 Chronicles 28:6; 2 Kings 15:27; 2 Kings 9:14; 2 Kings 15:10; 2 Kings 9:5
- 27 2 Kings 15:23; Isaiah 7:4; Isaiah 7:1; 2 Kings 15:8; Isaiah 7:9
- 28 2 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 21:2; 2 Kings 13:6; 2 Kings 15:18; 2 Kings 15:9
- 29 1 Chronicles 5:26; 2 Kings 17:6; 1 Kings 15:20; 2 Kings 16:7; Joshua 20:7
- 30 2 Kings 17:1; Hosea 10:3; 2 Kings 15:25; Isaiah 8:6; 2 Chronicles 28:16
- 32 2 Kings 15:7; 1 Chronicles 3:12; 2 Kings 15:1; Matthew 1:9; 2 Kings 15:23
- 33 2 Chronicles 27:1
- 34 2 Chronicles 26:4–5; 2 Kings 15:3–4; 2 Chronicles 27:2
- 35 2 Chronicles 23:20; 2 Kings 12:3; 2 Chronicles 27:3–9; 2 Kings 15:4; 2 Chronicles 32:12
- 36 2 Chronicles 27:4–9; 2 Kings 15:6–7
- 37 Isaiah 7:1; 2 Kings 16:5; Jeremiah 43:10; Jeremiah 25:29; Isaiah 7:8
- 38 1 Chronicles 3:13; 1 Kings 1:2; 1 Kings 14:20; 2 Kings 16:1; 2 Chronicles 28:1
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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.
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