15In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah^a^s son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign. ²He 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. ³He did what was right^t in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done. ⁴The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

⁵The Lord afflicted^u the king with leprosy^b until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house.^c^v Jotham^w the king’s son had charge of the palace^x and governed the people of the land.

⁶As 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? ⁷Azariah rested^y with his ancestors and was buried near them in the City of David. And Jotham^z his son succeeded him as king.

Zechariah King of Israel

⁸In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned six months.

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Footnotes

aAlso called Uzziah; also in verses 6, 7, 8, 17, 23 and 27
bThe Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
cOr in a house where he was relieved of responsibilities

Cross references

sSee ver 32; See 2 Ki 14:21
tSee 1 Ki 14:8
uSee Ge 12:17
v Lev 13:46
wver 7, 32; 2 Ch 27:1; Mic 1:1
xSee Ge 41:40
y Isa 6:1; 14:28
zSee ver 5