2 Kings 15:1-8

1In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah. 2He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. ▼ His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem. 3He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done. ▼
▼ Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.”
 4But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places. 5The Lord afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease ▼
▼ Traditionally, “he was a leper.” But see the note at 5:1.
 until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, ▼
▼ The precise meaning of בֵית הַחָפְשִׁית (bet hakhofeshit), “house of […?],” is uncertain. For a discussion of various proposals, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 166-67.
 while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.

6 The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. ▼
▼ Heb “As for the rest of the events of Azariah, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?”
 7Azariah passed away ▼
▼ Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
 and was buried ▼
▼ Heb “and they buried him.”
 with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham replaced him as king.

Zechariah’s Reign over Israel

8 In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria ▼
▼ For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
 for six months.
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