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Judgment upon Ahab’s House 1 Ahab had seventy sons [and grandsons] in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians ofthe children ofAhab, saying, 2 “Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons (male descendants) are […]

Athaliah Queen of Judah 1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah [king of Judah] saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram [of Judah and half] sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and abducted him from among the […]

Joash (Jehoash) Reigns over Judah 1 In the seventh year of Jehu [king of Israel],Jehoash became king [over Judah], and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Jehoash did right in the sight of the Lordall his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 Only the […]

Kings of Israel: Jehoahaz and Joash (Jehoash) 1 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria,and he reignedseventeen years. 2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the [idolatrous] sins of Jeroboam the son of […]

Amaziah Reigns over Judah 1 In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. 3 He did […]

Series of Kings: Azariah (Uzziah) over Judah 1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam [II] king of Israel, Azariah (Uzziah) the son of Amaziah king of Judah became king. 2 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. 3 He […]

Ahaz Reigns over Judah 1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, became king. 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lordhis […]

Hoshea Reigns over Israel 1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria,and reignedfor nine years. 2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel who came before him. 3 Shalmaneser [V] king of Assyria […]

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah 1 Now it came about in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the […]

Isaiah Encourages Hezekiah 1 When king Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and he covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house (temple) of the Lord. 2 Then he sent Eliakim who was in charge of his household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the […]