亞撒利雅做猶大王
1以色列王耶羅波安執政第二十七年，猶大王亞瑪謝的兒子亞撒利雅登基。 2他十六歲登基，在耶路撒冷執政五十二年。他母親叫耶可利雅，是耶路撒冷人。 3亞撒利雅效法他父親亞瑪謝，做耶和華視為正的事。 4然而，他沒有拆除邱壇，人們仍在那裡獻祭燒香。 5耶和華懲罰他，使他終生患痲瘋病。他另住別宮，他兒子約坦攝政，掌管宮中事務，治理國家。 6亞撒利雅其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在猶大的列王史上。 7亞撒利雅與祖先同眠後，葬在大衛城他的祖墳裡。他兒子約坦繼位。
撒迦利雅做以色列王
8猶大王亞撒利雅執政第三十八年，耶羅波安的兒子撒迦利雅在撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王，執政六個月。 9他做耶和華視為惡的事，重蹈祖先的覆轍，沒有離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 10雅比的兒子沙龍謀反，當眾殺了撒迦利雅，篡位做了以色列王。 11撒迦利雅其他的事都記在以色列的列王史上。 12這件事應驗了從前耶和華對耶戶的應許：「你的子孫必做以色列王，一直到第四代。」
沙龍做以色列王
13猶大王烏西雅執政第三十九年，雅比的兒子沙龍登基，在撒瑪利亞執政一個月。 14迦底的兒子米拿現從得撒去撒瑪利亞殺了沙龍，篡位做了以色列王。 15沙龍其他的事及其謀反的經過都記在以色列的列王史上。
米拿現做以色列王
16那時，米拿現從得撒起兵攻打提斐薩及其四境。因為城中的居民不肯打開城門投降，他就殺光他們，剖開所有孕婦的肚腹。 17猶大王亞撒利雅執政第三十九年，迦底的兒子米拿現在撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王，執政十年。 18他做耶和華視為惡的事，一生沒有離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 19亞述王普勒犯境，米拿現獻給他三十七噸銀子，以獲得他的支持並鞏固自己的王權。 20這些銀子是米拿現向以色列的所有富戶徵收來的，每人五百五十克。於是亞述王從以色列境內退兵回國。 21米拿現其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在以色列的列王史上。 22米拿現與祖先同眠後，他兒子比加轄繼位。
比加轄做以色列王
23猶大王亞撒利雅執政第五十年，米拿現的兒子比加轄在撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王，執政兩年。 24他做耶和華視為惡的事，沒有離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 25比加轄的一名將軍、利瑪利的兒子比加謀反，率領五十名基列人在撒瑪利亞王宮裡刺殺了比加轄、亞珥歌伯和亞利耶。比加篡位做了以色列王。 26比加轄其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在以色列的列王史上。
比加做以色列王
27猶大王亞撒利雅執政第五十二年，利瑪利的兒子比加在撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王，執政二十年。 28他做耶和華視為惡的事，沒有離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。
29以色列王比加執政期間，亞述王提革拉·毗列色來犯，奪取了以雲、亞伯·伯·瑪迦、亞挪、基低斯和夏瑣，佔領了基列、加利利及拿弗他利全境，把那裡的居民擄往亞述。 30烏西雅的兒子約坦執政第二十年，以拉的兒子何細亞謀反，殺了利瑪利的兒子比加，篡位做了以色列王。 31比加其他的事及其一切所作所為都記在以色列的列王史上。
約坦做猶大王
32利瑪利的兒子以色列王比加執政第二年，猶大王烏西雅的兒子約坦登基。 33他二十五歲登基，在耶路撒冷執政十六年。他母親叫耶路莎，是撒督的女兒。 34約坦效法他父親烏西雅，做耶和華視為正的事， 35但沒有拆毀邱壇，人們仍在那裡獻祭燒香。他執政期間，曾建造耶和華殿的上門。 36約坦其他的事及作為都記在猶大的列王史上。 37那時，耶和華差遣亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子比加攻打猶大。 38約坦與祖先同眠後，葬在大衛城他的祖墳裡。他兒子亞哈斯繼位。
Uzziah King of Judah
1Uzziah began to rule as king over Judah. It was in the 27th year that Jeroboam was king of Israel. Uzziah was the son of Amaziah. 2Uzziah was 16 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother’s name was Jekoliah. She was from Jerusalem. 3Uzziah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done. 4But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
5The Lord caused King Uzziah to suffer from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in a separate house. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace. Jotham ruled over the people of the land.
6The other events of the rule of Uzziah are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Judah. 7Uzziah joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried near them in the City of David. Uzziah’s son Jotham became the next king after him.
Zechariah King of Israel
8Zechariah became king of Israel in Samaria. It was in the 38th year that Uzziah was king of Judah. Zechariah ruled for six months. He was the son of Jeroboam, the son of Jehoash. 9Zechariah did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He did what the kings of Israel before him had done. He didn’t turn away from the sins Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had committed. Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit those same sins.
10Shallum made evil plans against Zechariah. He attacked Zechariah in front of the people and killed him. Then he became the next king after him. Shallum was the son of Jabesh. 11The other events of the rule of Zechariah are written down. They are written in the official records of the kings of Israel. 12What happened to Zechariah is what the Lord said would happen. He had spoken that message to Jehu. The Lord had said, “Your sons after you will sit on the throne of Israel. They will rule until the time of your children’s grandchildren.” (2 Kings 10:30)
Shallum King of Israel
13Shallum became king of Israel. It was in the 39th year that Uzziah was king of Judah. Shallum ruled in Samaria for one month. He was the son of Jabesh. 14Menahem went from Tirzah up to Samaria. There he attacked Shallum, the son of Jabesh. Menahem killed him and became the next king after him. Menahem was the son of Gadi.
15The other events of Shallum’s rule are written down. The evil things he planned are written down. All these things are written in the official records of the kings of Israel.
16At that time Menahem started out from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He attacked everyone in the city and the area around it. That’s because they refused to open their gates for him. He destroyed Tiphsah. He ripped open all their pregnant women.
Menahem King of Israel
17Menahem became king of Israel. It was in the 39th year that Uzziah was king of Judah. Menahem ruled in Samaria for ten years. He was the son of Gadi. 18Menahem did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. During his entire rule he didn’t turn away from the sins Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had committed. Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit those same sins.
19Then Tiglath-Pileser marched into the land of Israel. He was king of Assyria. Menahem gave him 38 tons of silver to get his help. He wanted to make his control over the kingdom stronger. 20Menahem forced Israel to give him that money. Every wealthy person had to give him 20 ounces of silver. All of it went to the king of Assyria. So he pulled his troops back. He didn’t stay in the land anymore.
21The other events of the rule of Menahem are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Israel. 22Menahem joined the members of his family who had already died. Menahem’s son Pekahiah became the next king after him.
Pekahiah King of Israel
23Pekahiah became king of Israel in Samaria. It was in the 50th year that Uzziah was king of Judah. Pekahiah ruled for two years. He was the son of Menahem. 24Pekahiah did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He didn’t turn away from the sins Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had committed. Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit those same sins. 25One of Pekahiah’s chief officers was Pekah. He was the son of Remaliah. Pekah made evil plans against Pekahiah. He took 50 men from Gilead with him and killed Pekahiah. Pekah also killed Argob and Arieh. He killed all of them in the safest place in the royal palace at Samaria. So Pekah killed Pekahiah. He became the next king after him.
26The other events of the rule of Pekahiah are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Israel.
Pekah King of Israel
27Pekah became king of Israel in Samaria. It was in the 52nd year that Uzziah was king of Judah. Pekah ruled for 20 years. He was the son of Remaliah. 28Pekah did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He didn’t turn away from the sins Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had committed. Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit those same sins.
29During the rule of Pekah, the king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser marched into the land again. He was king of Assyria. He captured the towns of Ijon, Abel Beth Maakah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor. He also captured the lands of Gilead and Galilee. That included the whole territory of Naphtali. He took the people away from their own land. He sent them off to Assyria. 30Then Hoshea made evil plans against Pekah, the son of Remaliah. Hoshea was the son of Elah. Hoshea attacked Pekah and killed him. Then Hoshea became the next king after him. It was in the 20th year of the rule of Jotham, the son of Uzziah.
31The other events of the rule of Pekah are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Israel.
Jotham King of Judah
32Jotham began to rule as king over Judah. It was in the second year that Pekah was king of Israel. He was the son of Remaliah. Jotham was the son of Uzziah. 33Jotham was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother’s name was Jerusha. She was the daughter of Zadok. 34Jotham did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Uzziah had done. 35But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple.
36The other events of the rule of Jotham are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Judah. 37In those days the Lord began to send Rezin and Pekah against Judah. Rezin was king of Aram. Pekah was the son of Remaliah. 38Jotham joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in the family tomb in the city of King David. Jotham’s son Ahaz became the next king after him.
