2 Kings 15:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Menahem became king of Israel in Azariah's thirty-ninth year as king of Judah, and he ruled Israel ten years from Samaria.

Cross References

2 Kings 15:1

Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah in Jeroboam's twenty-seventh year as king of Israel.

2 Kings 15:14

Menahem son of Gadi came to Samaria from Tirzah and killed him. Menahem then became king. The town of Tiphsah would not surrender to him, so he destroyed it and all the surrounding towns as far as Tirzah. He killed everyone living in Tiphsah, and with his sword he even ripped open pregnant women. Everything else Shallum did while he was king, including his plot against Zechariah, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.

2 Kings 15:18

He constantly disobeyed the LORD by following the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused the Israelites to sin.

2 Kings 15:32

Jotham son of Azariah became king of Judah in the second year of Pekah's rule in Israel.

2 Kings 15:8

Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Azariah's rule in Judah, but he ruled only six months from Samaria.

Hosea 8:4

You chose kings and leaders without consulting me; you made silver and gold idols that led to your downfall.