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2 Kings 15: Reign of Azariah and Zechariah – Clear & Engaging Audio Bible Reading | Kings of Judah and Israel, Rebellions, and God’s Punishment

Listen to the captivating events chronicled in 2 Kings 15 with this clear and engaging audio recording. Discover the kings of both Judah and Israel during the reigns of Azariah and Zechariah, their victories, failures, and rebellions, and the punishment they received from God for their sins. Great for study, meditation, or spiritual reflection, immerse yourself in this powerful chapter and let the word of God come alive.

2 KINGS 15 (NIV)

1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of
Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.

2 He 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.

3 He did what was right in the eyes of
the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done.

4 The high places, however,
were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense
there.

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

6 As 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?

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

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

9 He did
evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his predecessors had done. He did not turn
away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to
commit.

10 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah. He attacked him in front
of the people, assassinated him and succeeded him as king.

11 The other events
of Zechariah’s reign are written in the book of the annals of the kings of
Israel.

12 So the word of the Lord spoken to Jehu was fulfilled: “Your
descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.”

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

14 Then Menahem son of Gadi
went from Tirzah up to Samaria. He attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria,
assassinated him and succeeded him as king.

15 The other events of Shallum’s reign, and the conspiracy he led, are written
in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel.

16 At that time Menahem, starting out from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and
everyone in the city and its vicinity, because they refused to open their
gates. He sacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.

17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi
became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.

18 He did evil in
the eyes of the Lord. During his entire reign he did not turn away from the
sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.

19 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand
talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the
kingdom.

20 Menahem exacted this money from Israel. Every wealthy person had
to contribute fifty shekels of silver to be given to the king of Assyria. So
the king of Assyria withdrew and stayed in the land no longer.

21 As for the other events of Menahem’s reign, and all he did, are they not
written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

22 Menahem rested
with his ancestors. And Pekahiah his son succeeded him as king.

23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem
became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years.

24 Pekahiah did
evil in the eyes of the Lord. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam
son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.

25 One of his chief
officers, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him. Taking fifty men of
Gilead with him, he assassinated Pekahiah, along with Argob and Arieh, in the
citadel of the royal palace at Samaria. So Pekah killed Pekahiah and succeeded
him as king.

26 The other events of Pekahiah’s reign, and all he did, are written in the
book of the annals of the kings of Israel.

27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah
became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years.

28 He did evil
in the eyes of the Lord. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of
Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.

29 In the time of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came
and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maakah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor. He took Gilead and
Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and deported the people to
Assyria.

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

31 As for the other events of Pekah’s reign, and all he did, are they not
written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

32 In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham son of
Uzziah king of Judah began to reign.

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

34 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord,
just as his father Uzziah had done.

35 The high places, however, were not
removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the Lord.

36 As for the other events of Jotham’s reign, and what he did, are they not
written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

37 (In those days the
Lord began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against
Judah.)

38 Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the
City of David, the city of his father. And Ahaz his son succeeded him as king.