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In the fifty-second year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for twenty years.
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He sinned against the Lord, following the wicked example of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.
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It was while Pekah was king that Tiglath Pileser, the emperor of Assyria, captured the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor, and the territories of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali, and took the people to Assyria as prisoners.
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In the twentieth year of the reign of Jotham son of Uzziah as king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah plotted against King Pekah, assassinated him, and succeeded him as king.
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Everything else that Pekah did is recorded in [The History of the Kings of Israel.]
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In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah as king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah
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at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
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Following the example of his father Uzziah, Jotham did what was pleasing to the Lord.
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But the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. It was Jotham who built the North Gate of the Temple.
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Everything else that Jotham did is recorded in [The History of the Kings of Judah.]
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It was while he was king that the Lord first sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah.
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Jotham died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City, and his son Ahaz succeeded him as king.