1 In the seventeenth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Uzziah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
2 He was sixteen years old when he came to the throne, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
3 He did what Yahweh regards as right, just as his father Amaziah had done.
4 The high places, however, were not abolished, and the people still offered sacrifices and incense on the high places.
5 But Yahweh struck the king, and he was afflicted with a virulent skin-disease till his dying day. He lived confined to his room, while Jotham the king's son, who was master of the palace, governed the country.
6 The rest of the history of Uzziah, his entire career, is this not recorded in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah?
7 Then Uzziah fell asleep with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David; his son Jotham then succeeded him.
8 In the thirty-eighth year of Uzziah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in Samaria for six months.
9 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh, as his fathers had done; he did not give up the sins into which Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel. Shallum son of Jabesh plotted against him, murdered him at Ibleam,
10 and succeeded him.
11 The rest of the history of Zechariah is recorded in the Book of Annals of the Kings of Israel.
12 This was the word which Yahweh had spoken to Jehu, 'Your sons will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.' And so it turned out.
13 Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah and reigned for one month in Samaria.
14 Then Menahem son of Gadi marched from Tirzah, entered Samaria, murdered Shallum son of Jabesh there and succeeded him.
15 The rest of the history of Shallum, and the plot he hatched, is recorded in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
16 Menahem then sacked Tappuah -- killing all who were in it -- and its territory from Tirzah onwards, because it had not opened its gates to him; he sacked the town and disembowelled all the pregnant women.
17 In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel. He reigned for ten years in Samaria.
18 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh, he did not give up the sins into which Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel. In his days
19 Pul king of Assyria invaded the country. Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in return for his support in strengthening his hold on the royal power.
20 Menahem levied this sum from Israel, from all the men of rank, at the rate of fifty shekels a head, to be given to the king of Assyria, who then withdrew and did not stay in the country.
21 The rest of the history of Menahem, his entire career, is this not recorded in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel?
22 Then Menahem fell asleep with his ancestors; his son Pekahiah succeeded him.
23 In the fiftieth year of Uzziah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel in Samaria. He reigned for two years.
24 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh; he did not give up the sins into which Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel.
25 Pekah son of Remaliah, his equerry, plotted against him and assassinated him in the palace keep . . . He had fifty Gileadites with him. He killed the king and succeeded him.
26 The rest of the history of Pekahiah, his entire career, is recorded in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
27 In the fifty-second year of Uzziah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel in Samaria. He reigned for twenty years.
28 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh; he did not give up the sins into which Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel.
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 -- the whole territory of Naphtali and deported the population to Assyria.
30 Hoshea son of Elah hatched a plot against Pekah son of Remaliah; he murdered the king and succeeded him.
31 The rest of the history of Pekah, his entire career, is recorded in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
32 In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
33 He was twenty-five years old when he came to the throne, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
34 He did what Yahweh regards as right, just as his father Uzziah had done.
35 The high places, however, were not abolished, and the people still offered sacrifices and incense on the high places. It was he who built the Upper Gate of the Temple of Yahweh.
36 The rest of the history of Jotham, his entire career, is this not recorded in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah?
37 At that time Yahweh began sending Razon king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.
38 Then Jotham fell asleep with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David, his ancestor; his son Ahaz succeeded him.
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Chapter 15 of 2 kings records the reign of several kings of Judah and Israel. Among them are Azarias of Judah and Zechariah of Israel, who were murdered. The chapter also presents Menám, a king of Israel who ruled with cruelty and violence. Below are five Bible verses that relate to the topics addressed in 2 Kings 15:
Jeremiah 17:5: "Thus saith the Lord, Damn is the man who trusts in man, who makes the flesh his arm and whose heart he moves away from the Lord." This verse talks about the importance of trusting God and not in men. This can be applied to the story of 2 Kings 15, where some kings have trusted political alliances or their own strength rather than depending on God.
Proverbs 16:18: "Superb precedes ruin, and the haughtiness of the Spirit precedes the fall." This verse talks about how arrogance and pride can lead to destruction. It is possible to apply this to the history of Menáem, which ruled with cruelty and violence, and also to other leaders who were punished for their arrogance.
Psalm 146:3: "Do not trust princes, or the children of men, in whom there is no salvation." This verse also talks about the importance of trusting God and not in men. It can be applied to the story of 2 Kings 15, where many leaders have trusted their own skills and not God.
Hosea 10:13: "Wow the earth not drawn up, for it is time to seek the Lord until it comes and rains justice upon you." This verse talks about the need to seek God's righteousness and will. It can be applied to the history of 2 Kings 15, where some leaders did not seek God's will, but ruled with violence and cruelty.
2 Chronicles 27:6: "Joton became powerful, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God." This verse talks about the importance of seeking God's will and preparing the way for Him. It can be applied to the story of 2 Kings 15, where some kings did evil before the Lord, while others sought justice and God's will.
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