2 Kings 15:1-8

1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king in Judah.

2 He was sixteen years old when he began his rule and he was king for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah. She was from Jerusalem.

3 He did well in the eyes of God, following in the footsteps of his father Amaziah.

4 But he also failed to get rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines; they continued to be popular with the people.

5 God afflicted the king with a bad skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in the palace but no longer acted as king; his son Jotham ran the government and ruled the country.

6 The rest of the life and times of Azariah, everything he accomplished, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

7 Azariah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Jotham his son was king after him.

8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria. He lasted only six months.

2 Kings 15:1-8 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.