1. Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah. This was during Jeroboam’s twenty-seventh year as king of Israel.
2. Azariah was 16 years old when he became king. He ruled 52 years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Jecoliah, and she was from Jerusalem.
3. He did what the Lord said was right. He obeyed God just as his father Amaziah had done.
4. But the places where false gods were worshiped were not removed. So the people still made sacrifices and burned incense there.
5. The Lord struck Azariah with a harmful skin disease. He had this disease until the day he died. He lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king’s son, was in charge of the palace. He governed the people of the land.
6. All the other things Azariah did are written down. They are in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.
7. Azariah died and was buried near his ancestors in Jerusalem. And his son Jotham became king in his place.
8. Zechariah son of Jeroboam was king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled for six months. This was during Azariah’s thirty-eighth year as king of Judah.