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Amaziah Reigns in Judah 1 Amaziahwastwenty-five years oldwhenhe became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s namewasJehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he didwhatwasright in the sight of theLord,but not with a loyal heart. 3 Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established for him, that he executed his servants who […]

Uzziah Reigns in Judah 1 Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, whowassixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers. 3 Uzziahwassixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in […]

Jotham Reigns in Judah 1 Jothamwastwenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s namewasJerushah the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he didwhatwasright in the sight of theLord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done (although he did not enter the temple of theLord). But stillthe […]

Ahaz Reigns in Judah 1 Ahazwastwenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not dowhatwasright in the sight of theLord, as his father Davidhaddone. 2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and mademolded images forthe Baals. 3 He burned incense inthe […]

Hezekiah Reigns in Judah 1 Hezekiahbecame kingwhenhewastwenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s namewasAbijah the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he didwhatwasright in the sight of theLord, according to all that his father David had done. Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple 3 In the first year of his reign, in the […]

Hezekiah Keeps the Passover 1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of theLordat Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to theLordGod of Israel. 2 For the king and his leaders and all the assembly in Jerusalem had agreed to […]

The Reforms of Hezekiah 1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah andbroke thesacredpillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all […]

Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord 1 Afterthese deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, 3 he consulted with his […]

Manasseh Reigns in Judah 1 Manassehwastwelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 But he did evil in the sight of theLord, according to theabominations of the nations whom theLordhad cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father […]

Josiah Reigns in Judah 1 Josiahwaseight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 And he didwhatwasright in the sight of theLord, and walked in the ways of his father David;hedidnotturn aside to the right hand or to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, […]