^15:1In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah. ^15:2He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem.¹ His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem. ^15:3He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.²^15:4But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places. ^15:5The Lord afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease³ until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters,⁴ while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.

^15:6The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.⁵^15:7Azariah passed away⁶ and was buried⁷ with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham replaced him as king.

Zechariah’s Reign over Israel

^15:8In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria⁸ for six months.

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Footnotes

1 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
2 Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.”
3 Traditionally, “he was a leper.” But see the note at .
4 The precise meaning of בֵית הַחָפְשִׁית (bet hakhoféshit), “house of […?],” is uncertain. For a discussion of various proposals, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (), .
5 Heb “As for the rest of the events of Azariah, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?”
6 Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
7 Heb “and they buried him.”
8 For location see ; ; ; ; .