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1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.
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In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
2 He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
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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 right in the sight of the LORD , according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
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He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
4 Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
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The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
5 The LORD struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death. And he lived in a separate house, while Jotham the king's son was over the household, judging the people of the land.
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The LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house. Jotham the king’s son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
6 Now the rest of the acts of Azariah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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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 And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Jotham his son became king in his place.
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Azariah rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in the City of David. And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.
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