2 Kings 15:1–8

Judah’s King Azariah

15In the twenty-seventh year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Azariah ^lmson of Amaziah became king of Judah. ⁿ²He was 16 years old when he became king and reigned 52 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah, who was from Jerusalem. ³Azariah did what was right in the Lord’s sight ^ojust as his father Amaziah had done. ⁴Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. ^p

⁵The Lord afflicted the king, and he had a serious skin disease until the day of his death. ^qHe lived in a separate house, ^rswhile Jotham, ^tthe king’s son, was over the household governing the people of the land. ^u

⁶The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. ^v7Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His son Jotham became king in his place. ^w

Israel’s King Zechariah

⁸In the thirty-eighth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Zechariah ^xson of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria for six months.