2 Kings 15:1-9

Azariah King of Judah

1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah^[a] son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.

2 He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

3 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.

4 The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

5 The LORD afflicted the king with leprosy^[b] until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house.^[c] Jotham the king’s son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

6 As for the other events of Azariah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

7 Azariah rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in the City of David. And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.

Zechariah King of Israel

8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned six months.

9 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his predecessors had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.

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2 Kings 15:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 15

This chapter begins with the reign of Azariah king of Judah, 2Ki 15:1-7, and then gives a short account of the several kings of Israel, to the last of them; of Zachariah, 2Ki 15:8-12, of Shallum, 2Ki 15:13,14,15 of Menahem, 2Ki 15:16-22 of Pekahiah, 2Ki 15:23-26, of Pekah, succeeded by Hoshea, the last of them, 2Ki 15:27-31, and is included with the reign of Jotham king of Judah, 2Ki 15:32-38.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 9

1. S ver 32; S 2 Kings 14:21
2. S 1 Kings 14:8
3. S Genesis 12:17
4. Leviticus 13:46
5. ver 7,32; 2 Chronicles 27:1; Micah 1:1
6. S Genesis 41:40
7. Isaiah 6:1; Isaiah 14:28
8. S ver 5
9. 1 Kings 15:26

Footnotes 3

[a]. Also called "Uzziah" ; also in verses 6, 7, 8, 17, 23 and 27
[b]. The Hebrew for "leprosy" was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
[c]. Or "in a house where he was relieved of responsibilities"