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The Acts of Azariah (Uzziah) in Judah

15 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign. He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Amaziah his father had done. Only he did not remove the high places; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. Yahweh struck the king, and he was infected with a skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, while Jotham the son of the king was over the house, governing the people of the land. The remainder of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? So Azariah slept with his ancestors,[a] and they buried him with his ancestors[b] in the city of David, and Jotham his son became king in his place.

Zechariah in Israel

In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months. He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh as his ancestors[c] had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin. 10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, struck him in front of the people, killed him, and reigned in his place. 11 Now the remainder of the acts of Zechariah, look, they are written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel. 12 This is the word of Yahweh which he spoke to Jehu, saying, “Sons of a fourth generation shall sit for you on the throne of Israel,” and it was so.

Shallum Reigns only a Month in Israel

13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned a full month[d] in Samaria. 14 Then Menahem the son of Gadi came up from Tirzah, and he came to Samaria and struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him. Then he became king in place of him. 15 Now the remainder of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he conspired; look, they are written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel. 16 At that time Menahem destroyed Tiphsah, all who were in it, and all its territory from Tirzah, because it had not opened to him, so he destroyed it and ripped open all of its pregnant women.

Menahem Reigns in Israel

17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel for ten years in Samaria. 18 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not depart all of his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.

19 Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, so Menahem gave a thousand talents of silver to Pul so that his hand would be with him to strengthen his hold on the kingdom.[e] 20 Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the very rich,[f] to give to the king of Assyria fifty shekels of silver for each one. Then the king of Assyria returned and did not stay there in the land. 21 Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel? 22 So Menahem slept with his ancestors,[g] and Pekahiah his son became king in his place.

Pekahiah Reigns in Israel

23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years. 24 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin. 25 Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, so he attacked him in Samaria in the citadel fortress of the palace of the king, with Argob and Arieh. With him also were fifty men from the children of the Gileadites, and he killed him and became king in his place. 26 Now the remainder of the acts of Pekahiah and all that he did, look, they are written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.

Pekah Reigns in Israel

27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria for twenty years. 28 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.

29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, the Gilead, the Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali; then he deported them to Assyria. 30 Hoshea the son of Elah conspired against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and he attacked and killed him. He reigned in place of him in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 31 Now the remainder of the acts of Pekah and all that he did, look, they are written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.

Jotham Reigns in Judah

32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign. 33 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. 34 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Uzziah his father had done. 35 Only the high places were not removed; the people still were sacrificing and offering incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the temple of Yahweh. 36 Now the remainder of the acts of Jotham which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? 37 (Now, in those days, Yahweh began to send Rezin the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah.) 38 So Jotham slept with his ancestors[h] and was buried with his ancestors[i] in the city of David his ancestor,[j] and his son Ahaz became king in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 15:7 Or “fathers”
  2. 2 Kings 15:7 Or “fathers”
  3. 2 Kings 15:9 Or “fathers”
  4. 2 Kings 15:13 Literally “a month of days”
  5. 2 Kings 15:19 Literally “to strengthen the kingship in his hand”
  6. 2 Kings 15:20 Literally “the mighty of the wealth”
  7. 2 Kings 15:22 Or “fathers”
  8. 2 Kings 15:38 Or “fathers”
  9. 2 Kings 15:38 Or “fathers”
  10. 2 Kings 15:38 Or “father”

15 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;

Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

And 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?

So Azariah 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 and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

12 This was the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.

13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.

14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

16 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.

17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.

18 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

19 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

20 And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.

21 And 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 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.

23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.

24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

26 And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

27 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.

28 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

31 And 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.

32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

34 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

35 Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.

36 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?

37 In those days the Lord began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

38 And 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.

Domnia lui Azaria peste Iuda

15 Azaria[a], fiul lui Amaţia, regele lui Iuda, a început să domnească în al douăzeci şi şaptelea an al domniei lui Ieroboam, regele lui Israel. Azaria era în vârstă de şaisprezece ani când a devenit rege şi a domnit la Ierusalim timp de cincizeci şi doi de ani. Mama lui se numea Iecolia şi era din Ierusalim. El a făcut ce este drept înaintea Domnului, tot aşa cum făcuse tatăl său, Amaţia. Totuşi, înălţimile nu le-a îndepărtat şi poporul încă mai aducea jertfe şi tămâie pe înălţimi. Domnul l-a lovit pe rege cu lepră[b] şi a rămas lepros până la moarte. El a locuit într-o casă izolată[c]. Cel care supraveghea palatul şi judeca poporul ţării era Iotam, fiul regelui.

Celelalte fapte ale lui Azaria, tot ce a făcut el, nu sunt scrise oare în „Cartea cronicilor regilor lui Iuda“? Azaria s-a culcat alături de părinţii săi şi a fost înmormântat alături de părinţii săi, în Cetatea lui David. Şi în locul lui a domnit fiul său Iotam.

Domnia lui Zaharia peste Israel

Zaharia, fiul lui Ieroboam, a început să domnească peste Israel, în Samaria, în al treizeci şi optulea an al domniei lui Azaria, regele lui Iuda, şi a domnit timp de şase luni. El a făcut ce este rău înaintea Domnului, la fel cum au făcut strămoşii săi. El nu s-a depărtat de păcatele lui Ieroboam, fiul lui Nebat, cel care l-a făcut pe Israel să păcătuiască. 10 Şalum, fiul lui Iabeş, a uneltit împotriva lui, l-a lovit înaintea poporului[d] şi l-a omorât, după care a domnit în locul lui.

11 Celelalte fapte ale lui Zaharia sunt scrise în „Cartea cronicilor regilor lui Israel“. 12 Aşa s-a împlinit Cuvântul Domnului cu privire la Iehu, care zicea astfel: „Urmaşii tăi vor domni peste Israel până la a patra generaţie .“[e]

Domnia lui Şalum peste Israel

13 Şalum, fiul lui Iabeş, a început să domnească în al treizeci şi nouălea an al domniei lui Uzia, regele lui Iuda. El a domnit la Samaria timp de o lună. 14 Atunci Menahem, fiul lui Gadi, a plecat din Tirţa şi a venit în Samaria. El l-a ucis pe Şalum, fiul lui Iabeş, în Samaria, după care a domnit în locul lui. 15 Celelalte fapte ale lui Şalum şi uneltirea pe care el a făcut-o sunt scrise în „Cartea cronicilor regilor lui Israel“.

16 În acea perioadă, Menahem a pustiit Tifsa[f] cu tot ce era în ea, precum şi ţinuturile ei dinspre Tirţa, fiindcă cei de acolo nu au vrut să-şi deschidă porţile. El a pustiit Tifsa şi a spintecat pântecele tuturor femeilor însărcinate.

Domnia lui Menahem peste Israel

17 Menahem, fiul lui Gadi, a început să domnească peste Israel în al treizeci şi nouălea an al lui Azaria, regele lui Iuda şi a domnit la Samaria timp de zece ani. 18 Toată viaţa el a făcut ce este rău înaintea Domnului şi nu s-a depărtat de păcatele lui Ieroboam, fiul lui Nebat, cel care l-a făcut pe Israel să păcătuiască.

19 Când Pul[g], împăratul Asiriei, a invadat ţara, Menahem i-a dat lui Pul o mie de talanţi[h] de argint pentru ca acesta să-l ajute să-şi întărească stăpânirea. 20 Menahem a cerut argintul acesta de la toţi oamenii înstăriţi din Israel, fiecare dându-i împăratului Asiriei câte cincizeci de şecheli[i] de argint. Aşa că împăratul Asiriei s-a întors şi nu a mai zăbovit în ţară. 21 Celelalte fapte ale lui Menahem şi tot ce a făcut el, nu sunt scrise oare în „Cartea cronicilor regilor lui Israel“? 22 Menahem s-a culcat alături de părinţii săi şi în locul lui a domnit fiul său, Pekahia.

Domnia lui Pekahia peste Israel

23 Pekahia, fiul lui Menahem, a început să domnească peste Israel, în Samaria, în al cincizecilea an al domniei lui Azaria, regele lui Iuda. El a domnit timp de doi ani. 24 El a făcut ce este rău înaintea Domnului şi nu s-a depărtat de păcatele lui Ieroboam, fiul lui Nebat, cel care l-a făcut pe Israel să păcătuiască. 25 Unul dintre ofiţerii lui Pekahia, şi anume Pekah, fiul lui Remalia, a uneltit împotriva lui şi, împreună cu cincizeci de ghiladiţi, l-a omorât pe rege, precum şi pe Argob şi pe Arieh, în Samaria, în fortăreaţa palatului regelui. Aşadar, Pekah l-a ucis pe Pekahia şi a domnit în locul lui. 26 Celelalte fapte ale lui Pekahia şi tot ce a făcut el sunt scrise în „Cartea cronicilor regilor lui Israel“.

Domnia lui Pekah peste Israel

27 Pekah, fiul lui Remalia, a început să domnească peste Israel, în Samaria, în al cincizeci şi doilea an al domniei lui Azaria, regele lui Iuda, şi a domnit timp de douăzeci de ani. 28 El a făcut ce este rău înaintea Domnului şi nu s-a depărtat de păcatele lui Ieroboam, fiul lui Nebat, cel care l-a făcut pe Israel să păcătuiască. 29 În timpul domniei lui Pekah, regele lui Israel, Tiglat-Pileser[j], împăratul Asiriei, a capturat cetăţile: Iyon, Abel-Bet-Maaca, Ianoah, Kedeş, Haţor, Ghilad şi Galileea, precum şi toată ţara lui Neftali şi i-a dus pe locuitorii lor în captivitate în Asiria.

30 Apoi Osea, fiul lui Ela, a uneltit împotriva lui Pekah, fiul lui Remalia, şi l-a omorât. Osea a început să domnească în locul lui, în al douăzecilea an al domniei lui Iotam, fiul lui Uzia. 31 Celelalte fapte ale lui Pekah şi tot ce a făcut el sunt scrise în „Cartea cronicilor regilor lui Israel“.

Domnia lui Iotam peste Iuda

32 Iotam, fiul lui Uzia, a început să domnească peste Iuda în al doilea an al domniei lui Pekah, fiul lui Remalia, regele lui Israel. 33 El era în vârstă de douăzeci şi cinci de ani când a început să domnească şi a domnit la Ierusalim timp de şaisprezece ani. Mama lui se numea Ieruşa şi era fiica lui Ţadok. 34 El a făcut ce este drept înaintea Domnului, tot aşa cum făcuse şi tatăl său, Uzia. 35 Totuşi înălţimile nu le-a îndepărtat şi poporul încă mai aducea jertfe şi tămâie pe înălţimi. El a zidit Poarta de Sus a Casei Domnului.

36 Celelalte fapte ale lui Iotam, nu sunt scrise oare în „Cartea cronicilor regilor lui Iuda“? 37 În acele zile Domnul a început să trimită împotriva lui Iuda pe Reţin, regele Aramului, şi pe Pekah, fiul lui Remalia. 38 Iotam s-a culcat alături de părinţii săi şi a fost înmormântat alături de părinţii săi, în cetatea strămoşului său David. Şi în locul lui a domnit fiul său Ahaz.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Regi 15:1 Numit şi Uzia; peste tot în capitol
  2. 2 Regi 15:5 Vezi nota de la 5:1
  3. 2 Regi 15:5 Sau: într-o locuinţă, eliberat de orice responsabilitate
  4. 2 Regi 15:10 TM; câteva mss LXX: în Ibleam
  5. 2 Regi 15:12 Vezi 2 Regi 10:30
  6. 2 Regi 15:16 TM; O variantă a LXX: Tapuah, cel mai probabil
  7. 2 Regi 15:19 Tiglat-Pileser III (745-727 î.Cr.)
  8. 2 Regi 15:19 Aproximativ 30 t
  9. 2 Regi 15:20 Aproximativ 0,6 kg
  10. 2 Regi 15:29 Tiglat-Pileser III (745-727 î.Cr.)