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Jehoash died and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and his son Jeroboam became king in his place.

They brought his body back on horses, and he was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem, in the city of David.

Then all the people of Judah made Uzziah king in place of his father Amaziah. Uzziah was sixteen years old.

Jeroboam won back Israel's border from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea. This happened as the Lord , the God of Israel, had said through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

Everything else Jeroboam did is written down—all his victories and how he won back from Judah the towns of Damascus and Hamath for Israel. All this is written in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.

Jeroboam died and was buried with his ancestors, the kings of Israel. Jeroboam's son Zechariah became king in his place.

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he ruled fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Jecoliah, and she was from Jerusalem.

He did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Amaziah had done.

Uzziah died and was buried near his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Jotham became king in his place.

Zechariah did what the Lord said was wrong, just as his ancestors had done. Jeroboam son of Nebat had led the people of Israel to sin, and Zechariah did not stop doing the same sins.

Shallum son of Jabesh made plans against Zechariah and killed him in front of the people. Then Shallum became king in his place.

The other acts of Shallum and his secret plans are written in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.

Pul king of Assyria came to attack the land. Menahem gave him about seventy-four thousand pounds of silver so Pul would support him and make his hold on the kingdom stronger.

Then Menahem died, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.

Jotham did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Uzziah had done.

Jotham died and was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem, the city of David, his ancestor. Then Jotham's son Ahaz became king in his place.

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he ruled sixteen years in Jerusalem. Unlike his ancestor David, he did not do what the Lord his God said was right.

Ahaz did the same things the kings of Israel had done. He even made his son pass through fire. He did the same hateful sins as the nations had done whom the Lord had forced out of the land ahead of the Israelites.

He burned his burnt offerings and grain offerings and poured out his drink offering. He also sprinkled the blood of his fellowship offerings on the altar.