2 Kings 15 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother's name was from Jerusalem.
He did what as just as his father Amaziah had done.
But the were not torn down — the people kept sacrificing and at the
Yahweh struck the king with a and he lived in a until the day he died. Jotham, the king's son, managed the palace and the people of the land.
The rest of what Azariah did — everything he accomplished — it's all written in the of the kings of Judah.
Azariah with and was buried with them in the of son Jotham became king after him.
In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in for six months.
He did what as just as his ancestors had done. He didn't turn away from the of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to fail.
Shallum son of Jabesh against him, struck him down in of the killed him, and became king in his place.
The rest of what Zechariah did — it's all written in the historical records of the kings of Israel.
This fulfilled what Yahweh had to "Your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the And that's exactly what happened.
Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of king of Judah, and he ruled in Samaria for
Menahem son of Gadi came up from arrived in Samaria, struck down Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and became king in his place.
The rest of what Shallum did, including the he organized — it's all written in the historical records of the kings of Israel.
That's when Menahem attacked and everyone in it and its territory, starting from Tirzah. He attacked it because they wouldn't their gates to him. He struck it down and all the
In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel and ruled for ten years in Samaria.
He did what Yahweh saw as wrong. All his days, he didn't turn away from the failures of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to fail.
king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave a of so that would and strengthen his grip on the kingdom.
Menahem raised the silver by taxing Israel — every had to pay of silver each to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back and didn't stay in the land.
The rest of what Menahem did — everything he accomplished — it’s all written in the historical records of the kings of Israel.
Menahem rested with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah became king after him.
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria and ruled for two years.
He did what Yahweh saw as wrong. He didn’t turn away from the failures of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to fail.
His Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him and struck him down in Samaria, in the of the royal palace, along with Argob and Arieh. He had fifty men from with him. He killed Pekahiah and became king in his place.
The rest of what Pekahiah did — everything he accomplished — it’s all written in the historical records of the kings of Israel.
In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria and ruled for twenty years.
He did what Yahweh saw as wrong. He didn’t turn away from the failures of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to fail.
During the reign of Pekah king of Israel, king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee — all the territory of — and the people to Assyria.
son of Elah organized a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah, struck him down, killed him, and became king in his place — in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.
The rest of what Pekah did — everything he accomplished — it’s all written in the historical records of the kings of Israel.
In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years. His mother’s name was daughter of Zadok.
He did what Yahweh saw as right, just as his father Uzziah had done.
But the high places were not torn down — the people kept sacrificing and burning incense at the high places. He built the of
The rest of what Jotham did — everything he accomplished — it’s all written in the historical records of the kings of Judah.
In those days, Yahweh king of and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.
Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David, the city of his ancestor. His son became king after him.