He did evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>; he did not repudiate<n id="2" /> the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

The <sc>Lordsc> saw Israel&#8217;s intense suffering;<n id="1" /> everyone was weak and incapacitated and Israel had no deliverer.<n id="2" />

The <sc>Lordsc> had not decreed that he would blot out Israel&#8217;s memory<n id="1" /> from under heaven,<n id="2" /> so he delivered them through Jeroboam son of Joash.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam&#8217;s reign over Israel, Amaziah&#8217;s son Azariah became king over Judah.

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah&#8217;s reign over Judah, Jeroboam&#8217;s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria<n id="1" /> for six months.

He did evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>, as his ancestors had done. He did not repudiate<n id="2" /> the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

His assassination brought to fulfillment the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s word to Jehu,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Four generations of your descendants will rule over Israel.&#8221;<n id="2" /> That is exactly what happened.<n id="3" />p>

The rest of the events of Shallum&#8217;s reign, including the conspiracy he organized, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the thirty-ninth year of King Azariah&#8217;s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel. He reigned for twelve years in Samaria.<n id="1" />

He did evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>; he did not repudiate<n id="2" /> the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.<n id="3" />p> <p class="bodytext">During his reign,

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Menahem&#8217;s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the fiftieth year of King Azariah&#8217;s reign over Judah, Menahem&#8217;s son Pekahiah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria<n id="1" /> for two years.

He did evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>; he did not repudiate<n id="2" /> the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Pekahiah&#8217;s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the fifty-second year of King Azariah&#8217;s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria<n id="1" /> for twenty years.

He did evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>; he did not repudiate<n id="2" /> the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

<p class="bodytext">The rest of the events of Pekah&#8217;s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the second year of the reign of Israel&#8217;s King Pekah son of Remaliah, Uzziah&#8217;s son Jotham became king over Judah.

<p class="bodytext">At that time King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel attacked Jerusalem.<n id="1" /> They besieged Ahaz,<n id="2" /> but were unable to conquer him.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the twelfth year of King Ahaz&#8217;s reign over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria<n id="1" /> for nine years.