유다의 10대 왕 웃시야
1이스라엘 왕 여로보암 2세 27년에 아마샤의 아들 웃시야가 유다 왕이 되었다.
2그는 16세에 왕위에 올라 예루살렘에서 52년을 통치하였다. 그리고 그의 어머니는 예루살렘 사람 여골리야였다.
3웃시야는 자기 아버지 아마샤를 본받아 여호와께서 보시기에 옳은 일을 하였으나
4그도 산당을 헐지 않아 백성들이 계속 거기에 가서 제사를 지내며 분향하였다.
5여호와께서 그에게 벌을 내리셨으므로 그가 죽는 날까지 문둥병자가 되어 별궁에서 지냈으며 그의 아들 요담이 대신 나라를 다스렸다.
6그 밖에 웃시야가 행한 모든 일은 유다 왕들의 역사책에 기록되어 있다.
7그는 죽어 다윗성에 있는 그 조상들의 묘 곁에 장사되었고 그의 아들 요담이 왕위를 계승하였다.
이스라엘의 14대 왕 스가랴
8유다의 웃시야왕 38년에 여로보암 2세의 아들 스가랴가 이스라엘의 왕이 되어 사마리아에서 6개월 동안 통치하였다.
9그도 자기 선왕들처럼 여호와께서 보시기에 악을 행하며 이스라엘 백성을 범죄하게 한 느밧의 아들 여로보암을 본받아 그 죄에서 떠나지 않았다.
10야베스의 아들 살룸이 반역을 일으켜 그를 15:10 또는 ‘백성 앞에서’이블르암에서 살해하고 자기가 대신 왕이 되었다.
11그 밖에 스가랴가 행한 모든 일은 이스라엘 왕들의 역사책에 기록되어 있다.
12이렇게 하여 전에 여호와께서 예후에게 “네 자손이 4대를 이어 이스라엘의 왕이 될 것이다” 라고 말씀하신 예언이 그대로 이루어졌다.
이스라엘의 15대 왕 살룸
13유다의 웃시야왕 39년에 야베스의 아들 살룸이 이스라엘의 왕이 되어 사마리아에서 한 달 동안 통치하였다.
14그때 가디의 아들 므나헴이 디르사에서 사마리아로 올라가 살룸을 살해하고 자기가 대신 왕이 되었다.
15살룸이 행한 모든 일과 그의 반역 행위는 이스라엘 왕들의 역사책에 기록되어 있다.
16그때 므나헴은 디르사에서부터 시작하여 딥사와 그 성 안에 있는 모든 사람들과 그 주변 일대를 쳤는데 이것은 그들이 성문을 열고 그를 환영해 주지 않았기 때문이었다. 그래서 그는 모든 사람들을 죽이고 임신한 여자들의 배를 갈랐다.
이스라엘의 16대 왕 므나헴
17유다의 웃시야왕 39년에 가디의 아들 므나헴이 이스라엘의 왕이 되어 사마리아에서 10년을 통치하였다.
18그는 여호와께서 보시기에 악을 행하며 이스라엘 백성을 범죄하게 한 느밧의 아들 여로보암을 본받아 평생 그 죄에서 떠나지 않았다.
19그때 앗시리아의 15:19 또는 ‘불’디글랏 – 빌레셀왕이 이스라엘을 침략하자 므나헴은 그에게 은 15:19 히 ‘1,000달란트’34톤을 주고 그의 도움을 받아 자기 권력의 기반을 굳히려고 하였다.
20그는 부유층의 이스라엘 사람들에게 강제로 일인당 은 15:20 히 ‘50세겔’570그램씩 내게 하여 그 은을 앗시리아 왕에게 주었다. 그래서 디글랏 – 빌레셀은 자기 군대를 철수시키고 더 이상 그 땅에 머물지 않았다.
21그 밖에 므나헴이 행한 모든 일은 이스라엘 왕들의 역사책에 기록되어 있다.
22그는 죽어 장사되었고 그의 아들 브가히야가 왕위를 계승하였다.
이스라엘의 17대 왕 브가히야
23유다의 웃시야왕 50년에 므나헴의 아들 브가히야가 이스라엘의 왕이 되어 사마리아에서 2년을 통치하였다.
24그는 여호와께서 보시기에 악을 행하며 이스라엘 백성을 범죄하게 한 느밧의 아들 여로보암을 본받아 그 죄에서 떠나지 않았다.
25그때 그의 군대 지휘관 중 한 사람인 르말랴의 아들 베가가 길르앗 사람 50명과 함께 반역을 일으켜 사마리아 궁중 요새에서 왕과 아르곱과 아리에를 살해하고 자기가 대신 왕이 되었다.
26브가히야가 행한 모든 일은 이스라엘 왕들의 역사책에 기록되어 있다.
이스라엘의 18대 왕 베가
27유다의 웃시야왕 52년에 르말랴의 아들 베가가 이스라엘의 왕이 되어 사마리아에서 20년을 통치하였다.
28그는 여호와께서 보시기에 악을 행하며 이스라엘 백성을 범죄하게 한 느밧의 아들 여로보암을 본받아 그 죄에서 떠나지 않았다.
29베가가 나라를 다스리던 당시 앗시리아의 디글랏 – 빌레셀왕이 이스라엘을 침략하여 이욘, 아벨 – 벧 – 마아가, 야노아, 게데스, 하솔, 길르앗, 갈릴리, 그리고 납달리 전 지역을 정복하고 그 백성들을 사로잡아 앗시리아로 끌고 갔다.
30그러자 웃시야의 아들인 유다의 요담왕 20년에 엘라의 아들 호세아가 반역을 일으켜 르말랴의 아들 베가를 살해하고 자기가 대신 왕이 되었다.
31그 밖에 베가가 행한 모든 일은 이스라엘 왕들의 역사책에 기록되어 있다.
유다의 11대 왕 요담
32르말랴의 아들인 이스라엘의 베가왕 2년에 웃시야의 아들 요담이 유다 왕이 되었다.
33그는 25세에 왕위에 올라 예루살렘에서 16년을 통치하였다. 그리고 그의 어머니는 사독의 딸 여루사였다.
34요담은 자기 아버지 웃시야의 모든 행위를 본받아 여호와께서 보시기에 옳은 일을 하였으나
35그는 산당을 헐지 않았으므로 백성들이 계속 거기에 가서 제사를 드리며 분향하였다. 그리고 그는 성전의 15:35 또는 ‘윗문’북문도 건축하였다.
36그 밖에 요담이 행한 모든 일은 유다 왕들의 역사책에 기록되어 있다.
37그 당시에 여호와께서는 시리아의 르신왕과 이스라엘의 베가왕을 보내 유다를 치게 하셨다.
38요담은 죽어 다윗성에 있는 그 조상들의 묘에 장사되었고 그의 아들 아하스가 왕위를 계승하였다.
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.
