The king ruined Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that no one could pass his son or his daughter through the fire to Molech.

He died just as the Lord had prophesied through Elijah. In the second year of the reign of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah, Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram replaced him as king of Israel, because he had no son.

Yet he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them.

The woman did conceive, and at the specified time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line.

In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah.

Ahaz passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Hezekiah replaced him as king.

So he asked Gehazi, “What can I do for her?” Gehazi replied, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”

In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.

He said, “About this time next year you will be holding a son.” She said, “No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!”

Elisha called to Gehazi and said, “Get the Shunammite woman.” So he did so and she came to him. He said to her, “Take your son.”

Then he said, “May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!”

Joram passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Ahaziah replaced him as king.

The watchman reported, “He reached them, but hasn’t started back. The one who drives the lead chariot drives like Jehu son of Nimshi; he drives recklessly.”

“You have with you the sons of your master, chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons. So when this letter arrives,

pick the best and most capable of your master’s sons, place him on his father’s throne, and defend your master’s dynasty.”

He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

The Lord had not decreed that he would blot out Israel’s memory from under heaven, so he delivered them through Jeroboam son of Joash.

Azariah passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham replaced him as king.

Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s reign over Judah. He reigned for one month in Samaria.