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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Uzziah son of Amaziah began to rule over Judah in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam [II] king of Israel, Azariah (Uzziah) the son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Israel&#8217s King Jeroboam, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah in Jeroboam's twenty-seventh year as king of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In Jeroboam's twenty-seventh year as king of Israel, Amaziah's son Azariah began to rule as king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel, Uzziah son of Amaziah became king of Judah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Amaziah's son Azariah began reigning during the twenty-seventh year of the reign of Jeroboam, king of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam?s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam's reign over Israel, Amaziah's son Azariah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah, king of Judah, has reigned;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned hath Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the twentieth year and seventh year to Jeroboam king of Israel, reigned Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the seven and twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Azarias son of Amasias, king of Juda. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam, the king of Israel: Azariah, the son of Amaziah, reigned as king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam, king of Israel, Azariah, son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam of Israel King Azariah son of Amaziah of Judah began to reign.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />IN the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Uzziah the son of Amaziah king of Judah, began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the twenty and seventh year of Yorbaam, King of Israel, Uzzia, son of Amutsia, King of Yehuda, became king.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel Azarias the son of Amessias king of Juda began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/15-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=5000" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Azariah Reigns in Judah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">In the twenty-seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: wā·še·ḇa‘ (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: lə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">of Jeroboam’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">over Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5838.htm" title="5838: ‘ă·zar·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or mazaryahuw; from azar and Yahh; Jah has helped; Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites.">Azariah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/558.htm" title="558: ’ă·maṣ·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or mamatsyahuw; from 'amats and Yahh; strength of Jah; Amatsjah, the name of four Israelites.">of Amaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">became king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">2 Chronicles 26:1-23</a></span><br />All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. / Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers. / Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">2 Kings 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. / Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Hosea 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Amos 1:1</a></span><br />These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">2 Kings 16:1-2</a></span><br />In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah. / Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-1.htm">2 Kings 12:1</a></span><br />In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-1.htm">2 Kings 13:1</a></span><br />In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1-2</a></span><br />In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah. / He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">2 Kings 17:1</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8-9</a></span><br />Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. / Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-12.htm">1 Chronicles 3:12-13</a></span><br />Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, / Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">2 Kings 15:8</a></b></br> In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-16.htm">2 Kings 14:16,17</a></b></br> And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead… </p><p class="hdg">twenty and seventy.</p><p class="hdg">Azariah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm">2 Kings 15:13,30</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">2 Kings 14:21</a></b></br> And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which <i>was</i> sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">2 Chronicles 26:1,3,4</a></b></br> Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who <i>was</i> sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah… </p><p class="hdg">Uzziah </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Amazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">Azariah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">Azari'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-29.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-29.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-29.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-29.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-29.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-2.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-15.htm">Twenty-Seventh</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/15-3.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-3.htm">Amazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-6.htm">Azariah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-6.htm">Azari'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-6.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-2.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-2.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-17.htm">Twenty-Seventh</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-1.htm">Azariah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">He dying a leper, is succeeded by Jotham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Zachariah the last of Jehu's generation, reigning ill, is slain by Shallum</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm">Shallum, reigning a month, is slain by Nenahem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Menahem strengthens himself by Pul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-21.htm">Pekahiah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-23.htm">Pekahiah is slain by Pekah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and slain by Hoshea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Jotham's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-36.htm">Ahaz succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Jeroboam II's reign is noted for its prosperity and expansion, as recorded in <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">2 Kings 14:23-29</a>. His reign is marked by a temporary resurgence of Israel's power, fulfilling the prophecy of Jonah son of Amittai (<a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a>). This period is significant as it highlights the contrast between the political success of Israel and the spiritual decline that was occurring simultaneously, as noted by the prophets Hosea and Amos.<p><b>Azariah son of Amaziah</b><br>Azariah, also known as Uzziah, is introduced as the son of Amaziah, who was a previous king of Judah. Azariah's reign is detailed further in <a href="/2_chronicles/26.htm">2 Chronicles 26</a>, where he is depicted as a king who initially sought the Lord and was successful, but later became proud, leading to his downfall. The dual name usage (Azariah/Uzziah) is common in the Old Testament and reflects the cultural practice of having both a personal and a throne name. Azariah's reign is significant for its length and for the prosperity and military strength he brought to Judah, as well as for his eventual punishment with leprosy due to his prideful attempt to burn incense in the temple, a duty reserved for priests.<p><b>became king of Judah</b><br>Azariah's ascension to the throne of Judah marks a continuation of the Davidic line, which is a central theme in the biblical narrative. The kingdom of Judah, unlike Israel, maintained a single dynasty, which is significant in the context of the Davidic Covenant (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). This covenant promised that David's lineage would endure forever, ultimately fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the "Son of David" (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>). Azariah's reign, despite its challenges, is part of this ongoing divine promise and highlights the faithfulness of God to His covenant with David.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/azariah.htm">Azariah (Uzziah)</a></b><br>Also known as Uzziah, he was the son of Amaziah and became king of Judah. His reign is noted for both prosperity and eventual downfall due to pride.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/amaziah.htm">Amaziah</a></b><br>The father of Azariah, Amaziah was a previous king of Judah who had a mixed reign, marked by both faithfulness and failure.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a></b><br>Referring to Jeroboam II, the king of Israel during whose reign Azariah became king of Judah. His reign was characterized by economic prosperity but spiritual decline.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of the divided Israelite monarchy, where Azariah reigned as king.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, distinct from Judah, where Jeroboam II reigned during the time Azariah became king.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Azariah's reign began well, but his pride led to his downfall. This serves as a reminder of the biblical principle that pride precedes a fall (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_accountability.htm">Leadership and Accountability</a></b><br>Azariah's account highlights the responsibility of leaders to remain faithful to God. Leaders today should seek God's guidance and remain accountable to His standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Azariah's pride resulted in leprosy, illustrating the tangible consequences of sin. This serves as a warning to remain vigilant against sin in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>The overlap of Azariah's reign with Jeroboam's highlights God's control over the affairs of nations. Believers can trust in God's sovereignty in their personal lives and in world events.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_uzziah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Uzziah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_uzziah_buried_honorably.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 26:23 indicate an honorable burial for Uzziah despite his long period of isolation, and is there any extrabiblical support for this? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_chr_26_1-4_match_external_records.htm">Does 2 Chronicles 26:1–4’s portrayal of Uzziah’s rise to power match external historical sources or records of other nations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_azariah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Azariah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XV.</span><p>(1-7) <span class= "bld">THE REIGN OF AZARIAH (Uzziah), KING OF JUDAH.</span> (Comp. 2 Chronicles 26)<p>(1) <span class= "bld">In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam.</span>--An error of transcription for the <span class= "ital">fifteenth year</span> (<span class= "greekheb">??</span> 15, <span class= "greekheb"></span>, 27). The error is clear from <a href="/2_kings/14-2.htm" title="He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.">2Kings 14:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm" title="And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.">2Kings 14:17</a>; <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm" title="In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.">2Kings 14:23</a>. Amaziah reigned twenty-nine years (<a href="/2_kings/14-2.htm" title="He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.">2Kings 14:2</a>), fourteen concurrently with Joash, and fifteen with Jeroboam. It was, therefore, in the fifteenth of Jeroboam that Uzziah succeeded his father.<p><span class= "bld">Azariah.</span>--An <span class= "ital">Azriyahu</span> (.<span class= "ital">Az-ri-ya-a-u</span>), king of Judah, is mentioned in two fragmentary inscriptions of Tiglath Pileser II. (B.C. 745-727). The most important statement runs: "19 districts of the city of Hamath (<span class= "ital">Hammatti</span>) with the cities of their circuit, on the coast of the sea of the setting of the sun (<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the Mediterranean), which in their transgression had revolted to Azariah, to the border of Assyria I restored, my prefects my governors over them I appointed." The Eponym list records a three years' campaign of Tiglath Pileser against the Syrian state of Arpad in B.C. 742-740. Schrader supposes that Azariah and Hamath were concerned in this campaign. (This conflicts with the ordinary chronology, which fixes 758 B.C. as the year of Azariah's death.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam King of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah King of Judah to reign.</span> In <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">2 Kings 14:23</a> it is distinctly stated that Jeroboam's reign of forty-one years commenced in the fifteenth of Amaziah, who from that time lived only fifteen years (<a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17</a>). Either, therefore, Azariah must have begun to reign in the fifteenth year of Jeroboam, or there must have been an interregnum of twelve years between the death of Amaziah and the accession of Azariah. As this last hypothesis is pre-eluded by the narrative of <a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">2 Chronicles 26:1</a> and <a href="/2_kings/14-20.htm">2 Kings 14:20, 21</a>, we must correct the, twenty-seventh year" of this verse into the "fifteenth." If we do this, corresponding changes will have to be made in vers. 8, 13, 23, and 27. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/15-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In the twenty-seventh</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁנַ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(biš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jeroboam's</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reign</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Azariah</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲזַרְיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·zar·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5838.htm">Strong's 5838: </a> </span><span class="str2">Azariah -- 'Yah has helped', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Amaziah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמַצְיָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·maṣ·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_558.htm">Strong's 558: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amaziah -- 'Yah is mighty', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">became king</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֛ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/15-1.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 15:1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/14-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 14:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/15-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 15:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>