2 Kings 15:32

Jotham rules Judah

32 Jotham, Uzziah's son, became king of Judah in the second year of Israel's King Pekah, Remaliah's son.

2 Kings 15:32 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 15:32

In the second year of Pekah, the son of Remaliah king of
Israel, began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
] Pekah began to reign in the fifty second year of Azariah, or Uzziah, which was his last year, ( 2 Kings 15:27 ) , and which was the first of Pekah; Uzziah reigned full fifty two, and then Jotham succeeded, which was the beginning of the second of Pekah.

2 Kings 15:32 In-Context

30 Then Hoshea, Elah's son, plotted against Pekah, Remaliah's son. He struck Pekah down, murdering him. Hoshea became king after Pekah in the twentieth year of Uzziah's son Jotham.

31 The rest of Pekah's kingship and all that he accomplished are written in the official records of Israel's kings.

32 Jotham, Uzziah's son, became king of Judah in the second year of Israel's King Pekah, Remaliah's son.

33 Jotham was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha; she was Zadok's daughter.

34 Jotham did what was right in the LORD's eyes, just as his father Uzziah had done.