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2 Kings 15
³³ He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
³⁴ Jotham did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah, had done.
³⁵ But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the LORD.
³⁶ The rest of the events in Jotham’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.
³⁷ In those days the LORD began to send King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah.
³⁸ When Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king.
2 Kings 16
¹ Ahaz son of Jotham began to rule over Judah in the seventeenth year of King Pekah’s reign in Israel.
² Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the LORD his God, as his ancestor David had done.
³ Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel, even sacrificing his own son in the fire. In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.
⁴ He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree.
⁵ Then King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel came up to attack Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him.