2 Kings 15:1-7

Living Bible

15 ^1-2New king of Judah: Azariah

Father’s name: Amaziah, the former king

His age at the beginning of his reign: 16 years old

Length of reign: 52 years, in Jerusalem

Mother’s name: Jecoliah of Jerusalem

Reigning in Israel at that time: King Jeroboam, who had been the king there for 27 years

³Azariah was a good king, and he pleased the Lord just as his father Amaziah had. ⁴But like his predecessors, he didn’t destroy the shrines on the hills where the people sacrificed and burned incense. ⁵Because of this^[a] the Lord struck him with leprosy, which lasted until the day of his death; so he lived in a house by himself. And his son Jotham was the acting king. ⁶The rest of the history of Azariah is recorded in The Annals of the Kings of Judah. ⁷When Azariah died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David, and his son Jotham became king.