2 Kings 15
New American Standard Bible
Series of Kings: Azariah (Uzziah) over Judah
15 (A)In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king. 2 He was (B)sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was [a]Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 3 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with everything that his father Amaziah had done. 4 Only (C)the high places were not eliminated; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 5 (D)And the Lord afflicted the king, so that he had leprosy to the day of his death. And he (E)lived in a separate house, [b]while Jotham the king’s son was in charge of the household, judging the people of the land. 6 Now as for 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? 7 And Azariah [c]lay down with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Jotham became king in his place.
Zechariah over Israel
8 (F)In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria for six months. 9 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, just as his fathers had done; he did not desist from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel. 10 Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and (G)struck him in the presence of the people and [d]killed him, and reigned in his place. 11 Now as for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 12 This is (H)the word of the Lord which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” And so it was.
13 Shallum the son of Jabesh became king in the (I)thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned for [e]one month in (J)Samaria. 14 Then Menahem the son of Gadi went up from (K)Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him and became king in his place. 15 Now as for the rest of the acts of Shallum and his conspiracy which he formed, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 16 Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its borders from Tirzah, because they did not open up to him; so he attacked it and ripped up (L)all its women who were pregnant.
Menahem over Israel
17 In the (M)thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned for ten years in Samaria. 18 He did evil in the sight of the Lord; for all his days he did not desist from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel.
19 (N)Pul, the king of Assyria, came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a [f]thousand talents of silver so that his hand might be with him to (O)strengthen the [g]kingdom [h]under his rule. 20 Then Menahem collected the money from Israel, from all the [i]mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver to pay the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned and did not stay there in the land. 21 Now as for 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 [j]lay down with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.
Pekahiah over Israel
23 In (P)the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned for two years. 24 He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not desist from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel. 25 Then Pekah the son of Remaliah, his officer, conspired against him and struck him in Samaria, in (Q)the castle of the king’s house with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites, and he killed him and became king in his place. 26 Now as for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah and everything that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
Pekah over Israel
27 In (R)the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, (S)Pekah the son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for twenty years. 28 He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not desist from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel.
29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, [k](T)Tiglath-pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and (U)he led [l]their populations into exile to Assyria. 30 And Hoshea the son of Elah formed a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him and put him to death, and he became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 31 Now as for 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.
Jotham over Judah
32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham the son of [m]Uzziah king of Judah became king. 33 (V)He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. 34 (W)He did what was right in the sight of the Lord; he acted in accordance with everything that his father Uzziah had done. 35 Only (X)the high places were not eliminated; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. (Y)He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord. 36 Now as for the rest of the acts of Jotham which he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 37 In those days (Z)the Lord began to send Rezin the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. 38 And Jotham [n]lay down with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of his father David; and his son Ahaz became king in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 15:2 In 2 Chr 26:3, Jechiliah
- 2 Kings 15:5 Lit and
- 2 Kings 15:7 I.e., died
- 2 Kings 15:10 Lit struck
- 2 Kings 15:13 Lit a month of days
- 2 Kings 15:19 About 38 tons or 34 metric tons
- 2 Kings 15:19 Or royal power
- 2 Kings 15:19 Lit in his hand
- 2 Kings 15:20 I.e., landowners
- 2 Kings 15:22 I.e., died
- 2 Kings 15:29 In 1 Chr 5:6, 26, Tilgath-pilneser
- 2 Kings 15:29 Lit them
- 2 Kings 15:32 I.e., Azariah
- 2 Kings 15:38 I.e., died
2 Kings 15
English Standard Version
Azariah Reigns in Judah
15 (A)In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, (B)Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He was (C)sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 4 (D)Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. 5 (E)And the Lord touched the king, so that he was a leper[a] to the day of his death, (F)and he lived in a separate house.[b] And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land. 6 Now 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? 7 And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers (G)in the city of David, and Jotham his son reigned in his place.
Zechariah Reigns in Israel
8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 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 Jeroboam the son of Nebat, (H)which he made Israel to sin. 10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and (I)struck him down at Ibleam and put him to death and reigned in his place. 11 Now the rest of the deeds of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 12 (This was (J)the promise of the Lord that he gave to Jehu, “Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it came to pass.)
Shallum Reigns in Israel
13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of (K)Uzziah[c] king of Judah, and he reigned one month in (L)Samaria. 14 Then Menahem the son of Gadi came up from (M)Tirzah and came to Samaria, and he struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and put him to death and reigned in his place. 15 Now the rest of the deeds of Shallum, and the conspiracy that he made, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 16 At that time Menahem sacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its territory from Tirzah on, because they did not open it to him. Therefore he sacked it, (N)and he ripped open all the women in it who were pregnant.
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, and he reigned ten years in Samaria. 18 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart all his days from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. 19 (O)Pul[d] the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave (P)Pul a thousand talents[e] of silver, that he might help him (Q)to confirm his hold on the royal power. 20 Menahem exacted the money from Israel, that is, from all the wealthy men, fifty shekels[f] 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. 21 Now the rest of the deeds 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 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, and he reigned two years. 24 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, (R)which he made Israel to sin. 25 And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him with fifty men of the people of Gilead, and struck him down in Samaria, in the citadel of the king's house with Argob and Arieh; he put him to death and reigned in his place. 26 Now the rest of the deeds of Pekahiah and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles 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, and he reigned twenty years. 28 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, (S)which he made Israel to sin.
29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, (T)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured (U)Ijon, (V)Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, (W)Kedesh, (X)Hazor, Gilead, and (Y)Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria. 30 Then Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah and struck him down and put him to death and reigned in his place, (Z)in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 31 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.
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 (AA)twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. 34 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, (AB)according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 35 (AC)Nevertheless, the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. He built (AD)the upper 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 (AE)Rezin the king of Syria and (AF)Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. 38 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 place.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 15:5 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
- 2 Kings 15:5 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
- 2 Kings 15:13 Another name for Azariah
- 2 Kings 15:19 Another name for Tiglath-pileser III (compare verse 29)
- 2 Kings 15:19 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
- 2 Kings 15:20 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
列王紀下 15
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
亞撒利雅做猶大王
15 以色列王耶羅波安執政第二十七年，猶大王亞瑪謝的兒子亞撒利雅登基。 2 他十六歲登基，在耶路撒冷執政五十二年。他母親叫耶可利雅，是耶路撒冷人。 3 亞撒利雅效法他父親亞瑪謝，做耶和華視為正的事。 4 然而，他沒有拆除邱壇，人們仍在那裡獻祭燒香。 5 耶和華懲罰他，使他終生患痲瘋病。他另住別宮，他兒子約坦攝政，掌管宮中事務，治理國家。 6 亞撒利雅其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在猶大的列王史上。 7 亞撒利雅與祖先同眠後，葬在大衛城他的祖墳裡。他兒子約坦繼位。
撒迦利雅做以色列王
8 猶大王亞撒利雅執政第三十八年，耶羅波安的兒子撒迦利雅在撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王，執政六個月。 9 他做耶和華視為惡的事，重蹈祖先的覆轍，沒有離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 10 雅比的兒子沙龍謀反，當眾殺了撒迦利雅，篡位做了以色列王。 11 撒迦利雅其他的事都記在以色列的列王史上。 12 這件事應驗了從前耶和華對耶戶的應許：「你的子孫必做以色列王，一直到第四代。」
沙龍做以色列王
13 猶大王烏西雅執政第三十九年，雅比的兒子沙龍登基，在撒瑪利亞執政一個月。 14 迦底的兒子米拿現從得撒去撒瑪利亞殺了沙龍，篡位做了以色列王。 15 沙龍其他的事及其謀反的經過都記在以色列的列王史上。
米拿現做以色列王
16 那時，米拿現從得撒起兵攻打提斐薩及其四境。因為城中的居民不肯打開城門投降，他就殺光他們，剖開所有孕婦的肚腹。 17 猶大王亞撒利雅執政第三十九年，迦底的兒子米拿現在撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王，執政十年。 18 他做耶和華視為惡的事，一生沒有離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 19 亞述王普勒犯境，米拿現獻給他三十七噸銀子，以獲得他的支持並鞏固自己的王權。 20 這些銀子是米拿現向以色列的所有富戶徵收來的，每人五百五十克。於是亞述王從以色列境內退兵回國。 21 米拿現其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在以色列的列王史上。 22 米拿現與祖先同眠後，他兒子比加轄繼位。
比加轄做以色列王
23 猶大王亞撒利雅執政第五十年，米拿現的兒子比加轄在撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王，執政兩年。 24 他做耶和華視為惡的事，沒有離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 25 比加轄的一名將軍、利瑪利的兒子比加謀反，率領五十名基列人在撒瑪利亞王宮裡刺殺了比加轄、亞珥歌伯和亞利耶。比加篡位做了以色列王。 26 比加轄其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在以色列的列王史上。
比加做以色列王
27 猶大王亞撒利雅執政第五十二年，利瑪利的兒子比加在撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王，執政二十年。 28 他做耶和華視為惡的事，沒有離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。
29 以色列王比加執政期間，亞述王提革拉·毗列色來犯，奪取了以雲、亞伯·伯·瑪迦、亞挪、基低斯和夏瑣，佔領了基列、加利利及拿弗他利全境，把那裡的居民擄往亞述。 30 烏西雅的兒子約坦執政第二十年，以拉的兒子何細亞謀反，殺了利瑪利的兒子比加，篡位做了以色列王。 31 比加其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在以色列的列王史上。
約坦做猶大王
32 利瑪利的兒子以色列王比加執政第二年，猶大王烏西雅的兒子約坦登基。 33 他二十五歲登基，在耶路撒冷執政十六年。他母親叫耶路莎，是撒督的女兒。 34 約坦效法他父親烏西雅，做耶和華視為正的事， 35 但沒有拆毀邱壇，人們仍在那裡獻祭燒香。他執政期間，曾建造耶和華殿的上門。 36 約坦其他的事及作為都記在猶大的列王史上。 37 那時，耶和華差遣亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子比加攻打猶大。 38 約坦與祖先同眠後，葬在大衛城他的祖墳裡。他兒子亞哈斯繼位。
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