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* In the twenty-seventh year of Jerobo 'am king of Israel Azari 'ah the son of Amazi 'ah , king of Judah , began to reign . * He was sixteen years old when he began to reign , and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem . His mother 's name was Jecoli 'ah of Jerusalem . * And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , according to all that his father Amazi 'ah had done . * Nevertheless the high places were not taken away ; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places . * And the LORD smote the king , so that he was a leper to the day of his death , and he dwelt in a separate house . And Jotham the king 's son was over the household , governing the people of the land . * Now the rest of the acts of Azari 'ah , and all that he did , are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah ? * And Azari 'ah slept with his fathers , and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David , and Jotham his son reigned in his stead . * In the thirty-eighth year of Azari 'ah king of Judah Zechari 'ah the son of Jerobo 'am reigned over Israel in Sama 'ria six months . * And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD , as his fathers had done . He did not depart from the sins of Jerobo 'am the son of Nebat , which he made Israel to sin . * Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him , and struck him down at Ibleam , and killed him , and reigned in his stead . * Now the rest of the deeds of Zechari 'ah , behold , they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel . * (This was the promise of the LORD which he gave to Jehu , "Your sons shall sit upon the throne of Israel to the fourth generation ." And so it came to pass .) * Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzzi 'ah king of Judah , and he reigned one month in Sama 'ria . * Then Men 'ahem the son of Gadi came up from Tirzah and came to Sama 'ria , and he struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Sama 'ria and slew him , and reigned in his stead . * Now the rest of the deeds of Shallum , and the conspiracy which he made , behold , they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel . * At that time Men 'ahem sacked Tappuah and all who were in it and its territory from Tirzah on ; because they did not open it to him , therefore he sacked it , and he ripped up all the women in it who were with child . * In the thirty-ninth year of Azari 'ah king of Judah Men 'ahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel , and he reigned ten years in Sama 'ria . * And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD ; he did not depart all his days from all the sins of Jerobo 'am the son of Nebat , which he made Israel to sin . * Pul the king of Assyria came against the land ; and Men 'ahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver , that he might help him to confirm his hold of the royal power . * Men 'ahem exacted the money from Israel , that is , from all the wealthy men , fifty shekels of silver from every man , to give to the king of Assyria . So the king of Assyria turned back , and did not stay there in the land . * Now the rest of the deeds of Men 'ahem , and all that he did , are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ? * And Men 'ahem slept with his fathers , and Pekahi 'ah his son reigned in his stead . * In the fiftieth year of Azari 'ah king of Judah Pekahi 'ah the son of Men 'ahem began to reign over Israel in Sama 'ria , and he reigned two years . * And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD ; he did not turn away from the sins of Jerobo 'am the son of Nebat , which he made Israel to sin . * And Pekah the son of Remali 'ah , his captain , conspired against him with fifty men of the Gileadites , and slew him in Sama 'ria , in the citadel of the king 's house ; he slew him , and reigned in his stead . * Now the rest of the deeds of Pekahi 'ah , and all that he did , behold , they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel . * In the fifty-second year of Azari 'ah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remali 'ah began to reign over Israel in Sama 'ria , and reigned twenty years . * And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD ; he did not depart from the sins of Jerobo 'am the son of Nebat , which he made Israel to sin . * In the days of Pekah king of Israel Tig 'lath-pile 'ser king of Assyria came and captured I 'jon , A 'bel-beth-ma 'acah , Jan-o 'ah , Kedesh , Hazor , Gilead , and Galilee , all the land of Naph 'tali ; and he carried the people captive to Assyria . * Then Hoshe 'a the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remali 'ah , and struck him down , and slew him , and reigned in his stead , in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzzi 'ah . * Now the rest of the acts of Pekah , and all that he did , behold , they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel . * In the second year of Pekah the son of Remali 'ah , king of Israel , Jotham the son of Uzzi 'ah , king of Judah , began to reign . * He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign , and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem . His mother 's name was Jeru 'sha the daughter of Zadok . * And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , according to all that his father Uzzi 'ah had done . * Nevertheless the high places were not removed ; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places . He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD . * Now the rest of the acts of Jotham , and all that he did , are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah ? * In those days the LORD began to send Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remali 'ah against Judah . * 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 .

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