2 Kings 15

1 After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost twenty-seven years, Uzziah, the son of King Amaziah of Judah, began to rule.

in/on/with year twenty and seven year to/for Jeroboam king Israel to reign Azariah son: child Amaziah king Judah

2 He was 16 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem.

son: aged six ten year to be in/on/with to reign he and fifty and two year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and name mother his Jecoliah from Jerusalem

3 He did things that Yahweh was pleased with, like his father Amaziah had done.

and to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD like/as all which to make: do Amaziah father his

4 But, the places at the pagan shrines where they worshiped Yahweh were not destroyed, and the people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] at those places [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].

except [the] high place not to turn aside: remove still [the] people to sacrifice and to offer: offer in/on/with high place

5 Yahweh caused Uzziah to become a leper, and he was a leper for the rest of his life. [He was not allowed to live in the palace]. He lived alone in a house, and his son Jotham ruled the country.

and to touch LORD [obj] [the] king and to be be leprous till day death his and to dwell in/on/with house: home [the] freedom and Jotham son: child [the] king upon [the] house: palace to judge [obj] people [the] land: country/planet

6 [If you want to know about] everything else that Uzziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

and remainder word: deed Azariah and all which to make: do not they(masc.) to write upon scroll: book Chronicles [the] day to/for king Judah

7 Uzziah died [EUP], and they buried him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried. Then his son Jotham officially became the king.

and to lie down: be dead Azariah with father his and to bury [obj] him with father his in/on/with city David and to reign Jotham son: child his underneath: instead him

8 After Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-eight years, Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for [only] six months.

in/on/with year thirty and eight year to/for Azariah king Judah to reign Zechariah son: child Jeroboam upon Israel in/on/with Samaria six month

9 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his ancestors had done. He committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin.

and to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD like/as as which to make: do father his not to turn aside: depart from sin Jeroboam son: child Nebat which to sin [obj] Israel

10 Then Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made plans to assassinate Zechariah. He killed him at Ibleam [town], and then he became the king.

and to conspire upon him Shallum son: child Jabesh and to smite him (before *LAB(h)*) (Ibleam)-am and to die him and to reign underneath: instead him

11 Everything else that Zechariah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

and remainder word: deed Zechariah behold they to write upon scroll: book Chronicles [the] day to/for king Israel

12 When Zechariah died, [that ended the dynasty of King Jehu]. That fulfilled what Yahweh said to King Jehu would happen: “Your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”

he/she/it word: promised LORD which to speak: speak to(wards) Jehu to/for to say son: descendant/people fourth to dwell to/for you upon throne Israel and to be so

13 Shallum, the son of Jabesh, became the king of Israel after King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years. But Shallum ruled in Samaria for [only] one month.

Shallum son: child Jabesh to reign in/on/with year thirty and nine year to/for Uzziah king Judah and to reign month day in/on/with Samaria

14 Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, went up from Tirzah [city] to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the king of Israel.

and to ascend: rise Menahem son: child Gadi from Tirzah and to come (in): come Samaria and to smite [obj] Shallum son: child Jabesh in/on/with Samaria and to die him and to reign underneath: instead him

15 Everything else that Shallum did, including his killing King Zechariah, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

and remainder word: deed Shallum and conspiracy his which to conspire behold they to write upon scroll: book Chronicles [the] day to/for king Israel

16 While Menahem was ruling in Samaria, he completely destroyed Tappuah [village south of Samaria] and killed all the people who lived there and in the surrounding territory. He did that because the people in that city refused to surrender to him. [With his sword] he even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women.

then to smite Menahem [obj] Tiphsah and [obj] all which in/on/with her and [obj] border: area her from Tirzah for not to open and to smite [obj] all [the] pregnant her to break up/open

17 When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years, Menahem, the son of Gadi, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for ten years.

in/on/with year thirty and nine year to/for Azariah king Judah to reign Menahem son: child Gadi upon Israel ten year in/on/with Samaria

18 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kinds of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin. He continued to commit those sins for the rest of his life.

and to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD not to turn aside: depart from upon sin Jeroboam son: child Nebat which to sin [obj] Israel all day his

19 Then King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came [with his army] to attack Israel. So Menahem gave him (thirty-eight tons/35,000 kg.) of silver in order that Tiglath-Pileser would help Menahem to continue to be king and rule his country more strongly.

to come (in): come Pul king Assyria upon [the] land: country/planet and to give: give Menahem to/for Pul thousand talent silver: money to/for to be hand: themselves his with him to/for to strengthen: ensure [the] kingdom in/on/with hand: themselves his

20 Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute 50 pieces of silver. So Tiglath-Pileser [took that money and] went back home.

and to come out: send Menahem [obj] [the] silver: money upon Israel upon all mighty man [the] strength: rich to/for to give: give to/for king Assyria fifty shekel silver: money to/for man one and to return: return king Assyria and not to stand: stand there in/on/with land: country/planet

21 [If you want to know more about] everything that Menahem did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

and remainder word: deed Menahem and all which to make: do not they(masc.) to write upon scroll: book Chronicles [the] day to/for king Israel

22 Menahem died [EUP] and was buried, and his son Pekahiah became the king of Israel.

and to lie down: be dead Menahem with father his and to reign Pekahiah son: child his underneath: instead him

23 When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 50 years, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for [only] two years.

in/on/with year fifty year to/for Azariah king Judah to reign Pekahiah son: child Menahem upon Israel in/on/with Samaria year

24 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin.

and to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD not to turn aside: remove from sin Jeroboam son: child Nebat which to sin [obj] Israel

25 Then one of Pekahiah’s army commanders whose name was Pekah, the son of Remaliah, planned with 50 men from [the] Gilead [region] to kill Pekahiah. They assassinated him in a fortified place in the king’s palace in Samaria. Then Pekah became the king.

and to conspire upon him Pekah son: child Remaliah officer his and to smite him in/on/with Samaria in/on/with citadel: palace house: home ([the] king *Q(K)*) with Argob and with [the] Arieh and with him fifty man from son: descendant/people Gileadite and to die him and to reign underneath: instead him

26 Everything else that Pekahiah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

and remainder word: deed Pekahiah and all which to make: do behold they to write upon scroll: book Chronicles [the] day to/for king Israel

27 When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 52 years, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 20 years.

in/on/with year fifty and two year to/for Azariah king Judah to reign Pekah son: child Remaliah upon Israel in/on/with Samaria twenty year

28 He also did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin.

and to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD not to turn aside: depart from sin Jeroboam son: child Nebat which to sin [obj] Israel

29 While Pekah was the king, Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, came [with his army] and captured [the cities of] Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, and the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali. His army forced the Israeli people to leave their country and go to live in Assyria.

in/on/with day Pekah king Israel to come (in): come Tiglath-pileser Tiglath-pileser king Assyria and to take: take [obj] Ijon and [obj] Abel-beth-maachah Abel-beth-maachah Abel-beth-maachah and [obj] Janoah and [obj] Kedesh and [obj] Hazor and [obj] [the] Gilead and [obj] [the] Galilee [to] all land: country/planet Naphtali and to reveal: remove them Assyria [to]

30 Then Hoshea, the son of Elah, plotted to kill Pekah. He assassinated him when Uzziah’s son Jotham had been ruling Judah for almost 20 years. Then Hoshea became the king of Israel.

and to conspire conspiracy Hoshea son: child Elah upon Pekah son: child Remaliah and to smite him and to die him and to reign underneath: instead him in/on/with year twenty to/for Jotham son: child Uzziah

31 Everything else that Pekah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

and remainder word: deed Pekah and all which to make: do behold they to write upon scroll: book Chronicles [the] day to/for king Israel

32 When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Uzziah’s son Jotham began to rule Judah.

in/on/with year two to/for Pekah son: child Remaliah king Israel to reign Jotham son: child Uzziah king Judah

33 He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

son: aged twenty and five year to be in/on/with to reign he and six ten year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and name mother his Jerusha daughter Zadok

34 He did many things that pleased Yahweh, like his father Uzziah had done.

and to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD like/as all which to make: do Uzziah father his to make: do

35 But he did not destroy the places on the tops of hills where the people worshiped [Yahweh], and the people continued to burn incense there [to honor Yahweh]. Jotham’s workers built the Upper Gate of the temple.

except [the] high place not to turn aside: remove still [the] people to sacrifice and to offer: offer in/on/with high place he/she/it to build [obj] gate house: temple LORD [the] high

36 [If you want to know more about] everything else that Jotham did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

and remainder word: deed Jotham which to make: do not they(masc.) to write upon scroll: book Chronicles [the] day to/for king Judah

37 It was during the time that Jotham was the king that Yahweh sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel [with their armies] to attack Judah.

in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) to profane/begin: begin LORD to/for to send: depart in/on/with Judah Rezin king Syria and [obj] Pekah son: child Remaliah

38 Jotham died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Ahaz became the king of Judah.

and to lie down: be dead Jotham with father his and to bury with father his in/on/with city David father his and to reign Ahaz son: child his underneath: instead him