2 Kings 15:13 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. {Uzziah: Gr. Ozias} {a full...: Heb. a month of days}”

2 Kings 15:13

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And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they {are} written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

This {was} the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth {generation}. And so it came to pass.

Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. {Uzziah: Gr. Ozias} {a full...: Heb. a month of days}

For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they {are} written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

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2 Kings 15:1

"In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. {Azariah: also called, Uzziah}"

2 Kings 15:2

"Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name {was} Jecholiah of Jerusalem."

2 Kings 15:3

"And he did {that which was} right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;"

2 Kings 15:4

"Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places."

2 Kings 15:5

"And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son {was} over the house, judging the people of the land."

2 Kings 15:6

"And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"

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