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2 Kings 15:16-38 (NIV)
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16 At that time Menahem, starting out from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in the city and its vicinity, because they refused to open their gates. He sacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women. 17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years. 18 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. During his entire reign he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit. 19 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom. 20 Menahem exacted this money from Israel. Every wealthy man had to contribute fifty shekels of silver to be given to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and stayed in the land no longer. 21 As for the other events of Menahem's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? 22 Menahem rested with his fathers. And Pekahiah his son succeeded him as king. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years. 24 Pekahiah did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit. 25 One of his chief officers, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him. Taking fifty men of Gilead with him, he assassinated Pekahiah, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the royal palace at Samaria. So Pekah killed Pekahiah and succeeded him a 26 The other events of Pekahiah's reign, and all he did, are written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel. 27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years. 28 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit. 29 In the time of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor. He took Gilead and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and deported the people to Assyria. 30 Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked and assassinated him, and then succeeded him as king in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. 31 As for the other events of Pekah's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? 32 In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign. 33 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. 34 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. 35 The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD. 36 As for the other events of Jotham's reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 37 (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.) 38 Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, the city of his father. And Ahaz his son succeeded him as king.
Definition(s):
Abel (Eh-bel): vanity; breath; vapor
Abel (Eh-bel): a city; mourning
Ahaz (Eh-haz): one that takes or possesses
Aram (Ar-am): highness, magnificence, one that deceives; curse
Argob (Ar-gobb): a turf, or fat land
Assyria (Ass-irr-ee-a): country of Assur or Ashur
Azariah (Az-ar-eye-a): he that hears the Lord
Elah (Ee-la): an oak; a curse; perjury
Gilead (Gil-ee-ad): the heap or mass of testimony
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Jeroboam (Jer-o-boh-am): he that opposes the people
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Jerusha (Je-roo-sha): banished; possession; inheritance
Jotham (Joh-tham): the perfection of the Lord
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Menahem (Men-a-hem): comforter; who conducts them; preparation of heat
Pekah (Pek-a): he that opens; that is at liberty
Pekahiah (Pek-a-yah): it is the Lord that opens
Pul (Pool): bean; destruction
Remaliah (Re-ma-lie-ya): the exaltation of the Lord
Rezin (Rez-in): good-will; messenger
Samaria (Sa-meh-ree-a): watch-mountain
Tiglath-Pileser (Tig-lath-pill-eh-zer): that binds or takes away captivity
Tiphsah (Tiff-sa): passage; leap; step; the passover
Uzziah (Uzz-eye-a): Uzziel, the strength, or kid, of the Lord
Hoshea (Hoh-she-a):
Kedesh (Kedd-esh):
So (Soh):
