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months. 9 Zechariah did what was evil in the
Lord’s sight, as his ancestors had done. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son
of Nebat had led Israel to commit. 10 Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah,
assassinated him in public,* and became the
next king.
11 The rest of the events in Zechariah’s reign
are recorded in The Book of the History of the
Kings of Israel. 12 So the Lord’s message to Jehu
came true: “Your descendants will be kings of
Israel down to the fourth generation.”
Shallum Rules in Israel
13 Shallum son of Jabesh began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s
reign in Judah. Shallum reigned in Samaria only
one month. 14 Then Menahem son of Gadi went
to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him,
and he became the next king.
15 The rest of the events in Shallum’s reign,
including his conspiracy, are recorded in The
Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Menahem Rules in Israel
16 At that time Menahem destroyed the town of
Tappuah* and all the surrounding countryside
as far as Tirzah, because its citizens refused to
surrender the town. He killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women.
17 Menahem son of Gadi began to rule over
Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s
reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria ten years.
18 But Menahem did what was evil in the Lord’s
sight. During his entire reign, he refused to turn
from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had
led Israel to commit.
19 Then King Tiglath-pileser* of Assyria invaded the land. But Menahem paid him thirtyseven tons* of silver to gain his support in
tightening his grip on royal power. 20 Menahem
extorted the money from the rich of Israel, demanding that each of them pay fifty pieces* of
silver to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned from attacking Israel and did not
stay in the land.
21 The rest of the events in Menahem’s reign
and everything he did are recorded in The Book
of the History of the Kings of Israel. 22 When
Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the
next king.
Pekahiah Rules in Israel
23 Pekahiah son of Menahem began to rule over
Israel in the fiftieth year of King Uzziah’s reign
in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years. 24 But
Pekahiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.
He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam
son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.
25 Then Pekah son of Remaliah, the commander of Pekahiah’s army, conspired against
him. With fifty men from Gilead, Pekah assas-
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sinated the king, along with Argob and Arieh, in
the citadel of the palace at Samaria. And Pekah
reigned in his place.
26 The rest of the events in Pekahiah’s reign
and everything he did are recorded in The Book
of the History of the Kings of Israel.
Pekah Rules in Israel
27 Pekah son of Remaliah began to rule over Israel in the fifty-second year of King Uzziah’s
reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty
years. 28 But Pekah did what was evil in the
Lord’s sight. He refused to turn from the sins
that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel
to commit.
29 During Pekah’s reign, King Tiglath-pileser
of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered
the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives. 30 Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired
against Pekah and assassinated him. He began
to rule over Israel in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.
31 The rest of the events in Pekah’s reign and
everything he did are recorded in The Book of
the History of the Kings of Israel.
Jotham Rules in Judah
32 Jotham son of Uzziah began to rule over Judah in the second year of King Pekah’s reign in
Israel. 33 He was twenty-five years old when he
became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
34 Jotham did what was pleasing in the Lord’s
sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah,
had done. 35 But he did not destroy the pagan
shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices
and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper
gate of the Temple of the Lord.
36 The rest of the events in Jotham’s reign and
everything he did are recorded in The Book of
the History of the Kings of Judah. 37 In those days
the Lord began to send King Rezin of Aram and
King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah. 38 When Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in
the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the
next king.
Ahaz Rules in Judah
Ahaz son of Jotham began to rule over
Judah in the seventeenth year of King
Pekah’s reign in Israel. 2 Ahaz was twenty years
old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was
pleasing in the sight of the Lord his God, as his
ancestor David had done. 3 Instead, he followed
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15:10 Or at Ibleam. 15:16 As in some Greek manuscripts;
Hebrew reads Tiphsah. 15:19a Hebrew Pul, another name
for Tiglath-pileser. 15:19b Hebrew 1,000 talents [34 metric
tons]. 15:20 Hebrew 50 shekels [20 ounces or 570 grams].