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So ‘Azaryah slept with his ancestors the kings of Isra'el, and they buried him with his ancestors in the City of David. Then Yotam his son took his place as king.

It was in the thirty-eighth year of ‘Azaryah king of Y'hudah that Z'kharyah the son of Yarov‘am began his reign over Isra'el in Shomron; he ruled for six months.

He did what was evil from Adonai 's perspective, just as his ancestors had done; he did not turn from all the sins of Yarov‘am the son of N'vat, who made Isra'el sin.

Shalum the son of Yavesh formed a conspiracy against him. He struck him in the presence of the people and killed him; then he took his place as king.

Shalum the son of Yavesh began his reign in the thirty-ninth year of ‘Uziyah king of Y'hudah; he ruled in Shomron for only a month.

Menachem the son of Gadi went up from Tirtzah, came to Shomron, struck Shalum the son of Yavesh in Shomron and killed him. Then he took his place as king.

It was in the thirty-ninth year of ‘Azaryah king of Y'hudah that Menachem the son of Gadi began his reign over Isra'el; he ruled ten years in Shomron.

He did what was evil from Adonai 's perspective; throughout his life he did not turn from the sins of Yarov‘am the son of N'vat, who made Isra'el sin.

Other activities of Menachem and all his accomplishments are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Isra'el.

Menachem slept with his ancestors, and P'kachyah his son took his place as king.

It was in the fiftieth year of ‘Azaryah king of Y'hudah that P'kachyah the son of Menachem began his reign over Isra'el in Shomron; he ruled for two years.

Pekach the son of Remalyahu, one of his commanders, conspired against him. With Argov, Aryeh and fifty men from Gil‘ad, he assassinated him in the palace stronghold in Shomron. After killing him, he took his place as king.

Other activities of P'kachyah and all his accomplishments are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Isra'el.

It was in the fifty-second year of ‘Azaryah king of Y'hudah that Pekach the son of Remalyah began to reign over Isra'el in Shomron; his reign lasted twenty years.

Hoshea the son of Elah conspired against Pekach the son of Remalyah, struck him, killed him and took his place as king in the twentieth year of Yotam the son of ‘Uziyah.

Other activities of Pekach and all his accomplishments are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Isra'el.

It was in the second year of Pekach the son of Remalyah, king of Isra'el, that Yotam the son of ‘Uziyah king of Y'hudah began his reign.

He was twenty-five years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for sixteen years in Yerushalayim. His mother's name was Yerusha the daughter of Tzadok.

He did what was right from Adonai 's perspective, following the example of everything his father ‘Uziyah had done.

Other activities of Yotam and all his accomplishments are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Y'hudah.