1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king. 2 He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 3 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 4 Yet the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. 5 The LORD struck the king, and he had leprosy until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, while Jotham the king’s son was in charge of the palace and governed the people of the land. 6 As for the rest of the acts of Azariah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 7 Azariah rested with his ancestors, and they buried him with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jotham reigned in his place.

8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned six months. 9 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his ancestors had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. 10 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him, struck him down before the people, killed him, and reigned in his place. 11 As for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 12 This was the word the LORD had spoken to Jehu: “Your sons will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it happened.

13 Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah and entered Samaria. He struck down Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and reigned in his place. 15 As for the rest of the acts of Shallum and the conspiracy he formed, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

16 At that time Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were in it, and its territory from Tirzah. He attacked it because they had not opened its gates to him, and he ripped open all its pregnant women.

17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned ten years. 18 He did evil in the sight of the LORD. All his days he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. 19 Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul about thirty-seven tons of silver to gain his support and strengthen his hold on the kingdom. 20 Menahem exacted the silver from Israel, from all the wealthy men, to give to the king of Assyria: about twenty ounces of silver from each man. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land. 21 As for the rest of the acts of Menahem and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 22 Menahem rested with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.

23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years. 24 He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. 25 His officer Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him and struck him down in Samaria, in the citadel of the king’s palace, along with Argob and Arieh. Fifty men of Gilead were with Pekah. He killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place. 26 As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah and all that he did, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years. 28 He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. 29 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, all the land of Naphtali. He carried the people into exile to Assyria. 30 Hoshea son of Elah formed a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah, struck him down, killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. 31 As for the rest of the acts of Pekah and all that he did, they 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, Jotham son of Uzziah king of Judah became king. 33 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha, daughter of Zadok. 34 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD. He did everything as his father Uzziah had done. 35 Yet the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD. 36 As for the rest of the acts of Jotham and what he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 37 In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah. 38 Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Ahaz reigned in his place.