2 Kings 15:1-5

The Voice

15 During the 27th year of Jeroboam, king of Israel, Azariah (Amaziah’s son) inherited the throne of Judah. ² Azariah was only 16 years old when he inherited the throne, and his reign in Jerusalem lasted 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. ³ He did what was good in the Eternal’s eyes and followed in the footsteps of his father, Amaziah.

⁴ But the high places remained. They were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. ⁵ Sadly, the Eternal One afflicted the king with a skin disease until his dying day. He lived in a quarantined house so that he would not make anyone else ritually unclean; and his son, Jotham, took care of Azariah’s household and acted as judge over all the people in Judah.