II Kings 15

bishnat esrim vasheva shanah leyarovam melekh yisra'el malakh azaryah ven-amatsyah melekh yehudah

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

ben-shesh esreh shanah hayah vemolkho vakhamishim ushetayim shanah malakh birushalai͏m veshem immo yekholyahu mirushalai͏m

He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

vayya'as hayyashar be'ene Adonai kekhol asher-asah amatsyahu aviv

He did what was pleasing to GOD, just as his father Amaziah had done.

raq habbamot lo-saru od ha'am mezabbekhim umeqatterim babbamot

However, the shrines were not removed; the people continued to sacrifice and make offerings at the shrines.

vayenagga Adonai et-hammelekh vayehi metsora ad-yom moto vayyeshev bevet hakhofshit veyotam ben-hammelekh al-habbayit shofet et-am ha'arets

GOD struck the king with a plague, and he was a leper until the day of his death; he lived in isolated quarters, while Jotham, the king’s son, was in charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

veyeter divre azaryahu vekhol-asher asah halo-hem ketuvim al-sefer divre hayyamim lemalkhe yehudah

The other events of Azariah’s reign, and all his actions, are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

vayyishkav azaryah im-avotayw vayyiqberu oto im-avotayw be'ir david vayyimlokh yotam beno takhtayw

Azariah rested with his ancestors, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David; his son Jotham succeeded him as king.

bishnat sheloshim ushemoneh shanah la'azaryahu melekh yehudah malakh zekharyahu ven-yarovam al-yisra'el beshomeron shisha khodashim

In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria—for six months.

vayya'as hara be'ene Adonai ka'asher asu avotayw lo sar mekhattovt yarovam ben-nevat asher hekheti et-yisra'el

He did what was displeasing to GOD, as his predecessors had done; he did not depart from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

vayyiqshor alayw shallum ben-yavesh vayyakkehu qovol-am vayemitehu vayyimlokh takhtayw

Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him and struck him down before the people and killed him, and succeeded him as king.

veyeter divre zekharyah hinnam ketuvim al-sefer divre hayyamim lemalkhe yisra'el

The other events of Zechariah’s reign are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

hu devar-Adonai asher dibber el-yehu lemor bene revi'im yeshevu lekha al-kisse yisra'el vayehi-khen

This was in accord with the word that GOD had spoken to Jehu: “Four generations of your descendants shall occupy the throne of Israel.” And so it came about.

shallum ben-yavesh malakh bishnat sheloshim vatesha shanah le'uzziyyah melekh yehudah vayyimlokh yerakh-yamim beshomeron

Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah of Judah, and he reigned in Samaria one month.

vayya'al menakhem ben-gadi mittirtsah vayyavo shomeron vayyakh et-shallum ben-yavesh beshomeron vayemitehu vayyimlokh takhtayw

Then Menahem son of Gadi set out from Tirzah and came to Samaria; he attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him, and he succeeded him as king.

veyeter divre shallum veqishro asher qashar hinnam ketuvim al-sefer divre hayyamim lemalkhe yisra'el

The other events of Shallum’s reign, and the conspiracy that he formed, are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

az yakkeh-menakhem et-tifsakh ve'et-kol-asher-bah ve'et-gevuleha mittirtsah ki lo fatakh vayyakh et kol-heharoteha biqqea

At that time, [marching] from Tirzah, Menahem subdued Tiphsah and all who were in it, and its territory; and because it did not surrender, he massacred [its people] and ripped open all its pregnant women.

bishnat sheloshim vatesha shanah la'azaryah melekh yehudah malakh menakhem ben-gadi al-yisra'el eser shanim beshomeron

In the thirty-ninth year of King Azariah of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel in Samaria—for ten years.

vayya'as hara be'ene Adonai lo sar me'al khattovt yarovam ben-nevat asher-hekheti et-yisra'el kol-yamayw

He did what was displeasing to GOD; throughout his days he did not depart from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

ba ful melekh-ashur al-ha'arets vayyitten menakhem leful elef kikkar-kasef lihyot yadayw itto lehakhaziq hammamlakhah beyado

King Pul of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver that he might support him and strengthen his hold on the kingdom.

vayyotse menakhem et-hakkesef al-yisra'el al kol-gibbore hakhayil latet lemelekh ashur khamishim sheqalim kesef le'ish ekhad vayyashov melekh ashur velo-amad sham ba'arets

Menahem exacted the money from Israel: every man of means had to pay fifty shekels of silver for the king of Assyria. The king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.

veyeter divre menakhem vekhol-asher asah halo-hem ketuvim al-sefer divre hayyamim lemalkhe yisra'el

The other events of Menahem’s reign, and all his actions, are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

vayyishkav menakhem im-avotayw vayyimlokh peqakhyah veno takhtayw

Menahem rested with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him as king.

bishnat khamishim shanah la'azaryah melekh yehudah malakh peqakhyah ven-menakhem al-yisra'el beshomeron shenatayim

In the fiftieth year of King Azariah of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria—for two years.

vayya'as hara be'ene Adonai lo sar mekhattovt yarovam ben-nevat asher hekheti et-yisra'el

He did what was displeasing to GOD; he did not depart from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

vayyiqshor alayw peqakh ben-remalyahu shalisho vayyakkehu veshomeron be'armon bet-[hammelekh] (mlkh) et-argov ve'et-ha'aryeh ve'immo khamishim ish mibbene giladim vayemitehu vayyimlokh takhtayw

His aide, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him and struck him down in the royal palace in Samaria; with him were fifty Gileadites, with men from Argob and Arieh; and he killed him and succeeded him as king.

veyeter divre feqakhyah vekhol-asher asah hinnam ketuvim al-sefer divre hayyamim lemalkhe yisra'el

The other events of Pekahiah’s reign, and all his actions, are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

bishnat khamishim ushetayim shanah la'azaryah melekh yehudah malakh peqakh ben-remalyahu al-yisra'el beshomeron esrim shanah

In the fifty-second year of King Azariah of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel and Samaria—for twenty years.

vayya'as hara be'ene Adonai lo sar min-khattovt yarovam ben-nevat asher hekheti et-yisra'el

He did what was displeasing to GOD; he did not depart from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

bime peqakh melekh-yisra'el ba tiglat pileser melekh ashur vayyiqqakh et-iyyon ve'et-avel bet-ma'akhah ve'et-yanoakh ve'et-qedesh ve'et-khatsor ve'et-haggilad ve'et-haggalilah kol erets naftali vayyaglem ashurah

In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor—Gilead, Galilee, the entire region of Naphtali; and he deported the inhabitants to Assyria.

vayyiqshor-qesher hoshea ben-elah al-peqakh ben-remalyahu vayyakkehu vayemitehu vayyimlokh takhtayw bishnat esrim leyotam ben-uzziyyah

Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah, attacked him, and killed him. He succeeded him as king in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

veyeter divre-feqakh vekhol-asher asah hinnam ketuvim al-sefer divre hayyamim lemalkhe yisra'el

The other events of Pekah’s reign, and all his actions, are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

bishnat shetayim lefeqakh ben-remalyahu melekh yisra'el malakh yotam ben-uzziyyahu melekh yehudah

In the second year of King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel, Jotham son of King Uzziah of Judah became king.

ben-esrim vekhamesh shanah hayah vemolkho veshesh-esreh shanah malakh birushalai͏m veshem immo yerusha bat-tsadoq

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.

vayya'as hayyashar be'ene Adonai kekhol asher-asah uzziyyahu aviv asah

He did what was pleasing to GOD, just as his father Uzziah had done.

raq habbamot lo saru od ha'am mezabbekhim umeqatterim babbamot hu banah et-sha'ar bet-Adonai ha'elyon

However, the shrines were not removed; the people continued to sacrifice and make offerings at the shrines. It was he who built the Upper Gate of the House of GOD.

veyeter divre yotam asher asah halo-hem ketuvim al-sefer divre hayyamim lemalkhe yehudah

The other events of Jotham’s reign, and all his actions, are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

bayyamim hahem hekhel Adonai lehashliakh bihudah retsin melekh aram ve'et peqakh ben-remalyahu

In those days, GOD began to incite King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.

vayyishkav yotam im-avotayw vayyiqqaver im-avotayw be'ir david aviv vayyimlokh akhaz beno takhtayw

Jotham rested with his ancestors, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of his forefather David; his son Ahaz succeeded him as king.