2 Kings 14:21
14:21 All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.
2 Kings 15:1-7
Azariah’s Reign over Judah
15:1 In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah.
15:2 He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.
15:3 He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.
15:4 But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
15:5 The Lord afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.
15:6 The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.
15:7 Azariah passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham replaced him as king.
2 Kings 15:1
Azariah’s Reign over Judah
15:1 In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah.
2 Kings 3:12
3:12 Jehoshaphat said, “The
Lord speaks through him.”
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to visit him.