2 Kings 15
1IN the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azarias son of Amessias king of Juda began to reign.
2He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem, and his mother’s name was Jechelia of Jerusalem.
3He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amessias had done.
4But the high places he did not remove. Still the people sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
5Though the Lord struck the king with a leprosy and he was leprous to the day of his death, yet he reigned in the house, Apphusoth; and Joatham the king’s son was over the household and judged the people of the land.
6Now the rest of the acts of Azarias and all that he did, are they not written in the journal of the kings of Juda?
7And when Azarias slept with his fathers, they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Joatham his son reigned in his stead.
8In the thirty-eighth year of Azarias king of Juda, Zacharias son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in Samaria. His reign was six months.
9And he did evil in the sight of the Lord as his father had done. He departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nabat who caused Israel to sin.
10And Sellum son of Jabis conspired against him, and when they had smitten him at Keblaam and put him to death, he reigned in his stead.
11Now the rest of the acts of Zacharias, behold they are written in the journal of the kings of Israel.
12This was the word of the Lord which he spake to Jehu saying, Thy sons in the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel; and so it came to pass.
13Sellum son of Jabis began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Azarias king of Juda; and when he had reigned one month in Samaria,
14Manaem son of Gaddi went up from Tharsila and came to Samaria and smote Sellum son of Jabis in Samaria and put him to death.
15Now the rest of the acts of Sellum and his conspiracy, behold they are written in the journal of the kings of Israel.
16Then Manaem smote Thersa and all in it, and the suburbs adjoining Thersa. Because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it and ripped up the women with child.
17In the thirty-ninth year of Azarias king of Juda, Manaem son of Gaddi began to reign over Israel in Samaria. His reign was ten years.
18And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. He departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nabat, who had caused Israel to sin.
19In his days Phua king of the Assyrians, came up against the land. And Manaem gave Phua a thousand talents of silver that he might aid him.
20This money Manaem levied on Israel, fifty shekels apiece upon every mighty man, to be given to the king of the Assyrians. So the king of the Assyrians returned and made no establishment in the land.
21Now the rest of the acts of Manaem and all that he did, behold are they not written in the journal of the kings of Israel?
22And when Manaem slept with his fathers his son Phakesias reigned in his stead.
23In the fiftieth year of Azarias king of Juda, Phakesias son of Manaem began to reign over Israel in Samaria. His reign was two years.
24And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. He departed not from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nabat, who caused Israel to sin.
25And Phakee son of Romelias, his chief captain, conspired against him. And being assisted by Argob and Aria and having with him fifty men of the guard of four hundred, he slew him at Samaria before the palace. And when he had slain him he reigned in his stead.
26Now the rest of the acts of Phakesias and all that he did, behold they are written in the journal of the kings of Israel.
27In the fifty-second year of Azarias king of Juda, Phakee son of Romelias began to reign over Israel in Samaria. His reign was twenty years.
28And he did evil in the sight of the Lord and did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nabat, who had caused Israel to sin.
29In the days of Phakee king of Israel, Thalgathphellasar king of the Assyrians came up and took Ain and Abel, and Thamacha and Anioch, and Kenez and Asor, and Galen and Galilee—all the land of Nephthaleim, and removed the inhabitants to Assyria.
30And Osea son of Ela formed a conspiracy against Phakee son of Romelias, and smote him, and having put him to death reigned in his stead in the twentieth year of Joatham son of Azarias.
31Now the rest of the acts of Phakee and all that he did, behold they are written in the journal of the kings of Israel.
32In the second year of Phakee son of Romelias, king of Israel, Joatham son of Azarias, king of Juda, began to reign.
33He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and his mother’s name was Jerusa, a daughter of Sadok.
34And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Azarias had done.
35But the high places he did not remove. Still the people sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord.
36Now the rest of the acts of Joatham and all that he did, are they not written in the journal of the kings of Juda?
37In these days the Lord began to send against Juda Raasson king of Syria, and Phakee son of Romelias.
38When Joatham slept with his fathers he was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Achaz his son reigned in his stead.