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2 Kings 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE.Шаблон:Sfn This chapter records the events during the reigns of Azariah (Uzziah) and his son, Jotham, the kings of Judah, as well as of Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah and Pekah, the kings of Israel.Шаблон:Sfn Twelve first verses of the narrative belong to a major section 2 Kings 9:1–15:12 covering the period of Jehu's dynasty.Шаблон:Sfn

Text

This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language. It is divided into 38 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; <math> \mathfrak{G}</math>B; 4th century) and Codex Alexandrinus (A; <math> \mathfrak{G}</math>A; 5th century).Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn

Structure

This chapter can be divided into the following sections:Шаблон:Sfn

Analysis

This chapter displays a contrast between the stability of the southern kingdom and the downward sliding of the northern kingdom, with two royal records of Judah bracketing the narrative of five Israel kings in quick succession.Шаблон:Sfn Each reign is judged using a standard formula, one for the kings of Judah (verses Шаблон:Bibleverse, Шаблон:Bibleverse) and another for the kings of Israel (verses Шаблон:Bibleverse, Шаблон:Bibleverse, Шаблон:Bibleverse, Шаблон:Bibleverse).Шаблон:Sfn

Шаблон:AnchorAzariah (Uzziah), king of Judah (15:1–7)

The regnal records of Azariah the son of Amaziah, the king of Judah, can be demarcated by the introductory form (verses 1–4) and the concluding form (verses 5–7).Шаблон:Sfn The main account is in verse 5 regarding the king's leprosy and the active role of his son, Jotham, in ruling the kingdom on his behalf,Шаблон:Sfn but the length of the co-regency is not explicitly recorded.Шаблон:Sfn The period of his reign coincides largely with the reign of Jeroboam, who ruled over a kingdom territory comparable to that of Solomon, so Azariah's kingdom was a vassal to the kingdom of Israel.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Bibleverse provides a more detailed account of Azariah's reign, especially the reason God striking him with leprosy,Шаблон:Sfn his 'military actions against Philistia, the Arabs of Geur-Baal, and the Meunites', as well as 'his efforts to fortify Jerusalem and to secure the hold on the Shephelah.'Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 1

In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign.[1]

Verse 2

He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.[3]
  • Cross reference: 2 Chronicles 26:3
  • "He reigned 52 years": according to Thiele's chronology, following the "accession year method", Azariah became king at the age of 16 when his father, Amaziah, was taken as hostage to the kingdom of Israel in 791 BCE, as a co-regent until his father's death between April and September 767 BCE, when he ruled alone at the age of 39, until his death between September 740 BCE and September 739 BCE at the age of 68.Шаблон:Sfn
  • "Jecholiah of Jerusalem" (also written as "Jecoliah" (ESV) or "Jekoliah" (MEV)) could be arranged as a wife for Amaziah to 'consolidate Amaziah's hold on Jerusalem following a failed attempt at revolt'.Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 5

And the Lord touched the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land.[4]

Verse 7

And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Jotham his son reigned in his place.[7]

The time of Azariah's death coincides with the time Isaiah received his call to be a prophet ("in the year that King Uzziah died"; Isaiah 6:1).Шаблон:Sfn E.L. Sukenik found an Aramaic inscription that reads, "Here were brought the bones of Uzziah, king of Judah. Do not open!" and once marked the tomb of Uzziah outside Jerusalem.Шаблон:Sfn[8]

Шаблон:AnchorZechariah, king of Israel (15:8–12)

Zechariah, the last ruler of the Jehu dynasty, only reigned for six months and his assassination ends a long period of stability in the kingdom of Israel.Шаблон:Sfn It is set in the frame of the divine guidance that God himself announced to the founder of the dynasty (2 Kings 10:30) and confirms the fulfillment of it in verse 12.Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 8

In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months.[9]
  • "In the 38th year of Azariah": based on Thiele's chronology, McFall determines that Jeroboam should have died between the month Elul (6th month; August/September) and Tishrei (7th month; September/October) 753 BCE, and immediately was succeeded by Zechariah, his son, while still counted as the 38th year of Azariah (which was calculated from Tishrei to Tishrei or September to September).Шаблон:Sfn
  • "Six months": Zechariah's assassination happened probably in the early months of 752 BCE (before 1 Nisan 752 BCE), which is counted as the 39th year of Azariah.Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 10

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead[10]

Verse 12

This was the word of the Lord which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it was.[12]
  • "To the fourth generation": a fulfillment of the word of YHWH in 2 Kings 10:30 that Jehu and four generations of his descendants (Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, and Zechariah) ruled from approximately 814-753 BCE; Jehu's dynasty ended when Shallum assassinated Zechariah in 753 BCE.[13]

Шаблон:AnchorShallum, king of Israel (15:13–16)

After bringing an end to the Jehu dynasty (verse 10), Shallum could only reign for a month before he was slain by Menahem.Шаблон:Sfn The literary structure consists of an 'introductory regnal form' (verse Шаблон:Bibleverse), the body of the account (verse 14) and the 'concluding regnal form' (verse Шаблон:Bibleverse).Шаблон:Sfn Menahem's submission to Assyria (verses Шаблон:Bibleverse) suggests that his action was to stop an attempt to revolt against the Assyrian by Shallum.Шаблон:Sfn

Шаблон:AnchorMenahem, king of Israel (15:17–22)

The 10-year reign of Menahem provides a 'rare period of stability' in the final years of the northern kingdom, which was the result of Menahem's tributary payment to the Assyrian king, Tiglath-Pileser III (also known as Pul, cf. ANET 272).Шаблон:Sfn The tribute, along with those from other monarch, is listed with Menahem's name explicitly in the annals of the Assyria (ANET 283–284Шаблон:Sfn).Шаблон:Sfn To pay that tribute, Menahem instituted an oppressive tax,Шаблон:Sfn fifty shekels (about 1Шаблон:Frac pounds, or 575 grams[14]) of silver per person from all the wealthy men in Israel (verse 20), which may contribute to the coup against his son after he died.Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 17

In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel, and he reigned ten years in Samaria.[15]
  • "In the 39th year of Azariah": based onThiele's chronology, Menahem would start to reign by the end of April 752 BCE and died between September 742 BCE and April 741 BCE after sitting on the throne for 10 years.Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 19

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"Pul" or "Tiglath-Pileser III", king of Assyria. Stone panel, Assyrian artwork, ca. 728 BC. From the Central Palace in Nimrud.
And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.[16]

Tiglath-Pileser records the tribute from Menahem in one of his inscriptions (ANETШаблон:Sup 283).[19]

Шаблон:AnchorPekahiah, king of Israel (15:23–26)

The main regnal account of Pekahiah, the 17th king of Israel, only mentions his assassination by a group of 50 men from Gilead led by Pekah ben Remaliah, his own captain (verse 25).Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 23

In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.[20]
  • "In the 50th year of Azariah": based onThiele's chronology, Pekahiah would start to reign between September 742 BCE and April 741 BCE after the death of his father, Menahem.Шаблон:Sfn
  • "Two years": Pekahiah would have died between September 740 BCE and April 739 BCE based on the accession year method in Thiele's chronology.Шаблон:Sfn

Шаблон:Anchor Pekah, king of Israel (15:27–31)

The main record of Pekah's reign in this section focuses on the invasion of Tiglath-Pileser III into Israel in 734–732 BCE and his murder in a coup led by Hosea ben Elah, backed by the Assyrians, as noted in the annals of Assyria (ANET 284[21]).Шаблон:Sfn Pekah's alliance with Rezin of Damascus in the Syro-Ephraimite War to resist the Assyrians and attack Judah, a vassal to the Assyrians, is recorded in multiple passages (verse 37, 2 Kings 16:5, 7–9; Isaiah 7:1–17; Isaiah 9:1) and also in the annals of the Assyrians (ANET 283–284).Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 27

In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.[22]
  • "In the 52nd year of Azariah": based on Thiele's chronology, Pekah reign as a sole king in Samaria between September 740 BCE and April 739 BCE after the death of Pekahiah, but he may have been considered to reign together with Menahem 12 years earlier.Шаблон:Sfn
  • "Reigned 20 years": Thiele-McFall chronology maintains that Pekah started to reign together with Menahem since the 29th year of Azariah at the end of Nisan (April) 752 BCE, and was a sole king starting between September 740 BCE and April 739 BCE for 8 years until his death between September 732 BCE and April 731 BCE, so the total years of his reign is 20 years.Шаблон:Sfn

Шаблон:AnchorJotham, king of Judah (15:32–38)

Like his father (Azariah or Uzziah), Jotham was given a good assessment 'in the sight of the Шаблон:LORD' (verse 34; cf. verse 3), although both kings did not remove the 'high places', which was later done by Hezekiah (Шаблон:Bibleverse) and Josiah (Шаблон:Bibleverse), nor perform notable political actions.Шаблон:Sfn Jotham's memorable achievement was the building of 'the upper gate of the house of the LORD' (verse Шаблон:Bibleverse).Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 32

In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, began to reign.[23]
  • Cross reference: Шаблон:Bibleverse
  • "'In the 2nd year of Pekah": According to Thiele-McFall chronology, Jotham started co-regency with his father, Uzziah, around April 750 BCE, when Uzziah became a leper, and only reign as sole king after Uzziah's death between September 740 BCE and September 739 BCE, until he stepped down around September 735 BCE (16th year of his reign), but still held some state functions until his death around April 731 BCE (20th year of "his reign").Шаблон:Sfn The synchronization with Hosea's reign indicates that Jotham died between September 732 BCE and September 731 BCE.Шаблон:Sfn Thiele notes that the year of Jotham's ascension on the throne is counted as the "first regnal year" (not the "ascension year") as usually used for co-regency.Шаблон:Sfn However, the information that it starts on the 2nd year of Pekah indicates that the ascension occurred between Nisan (April) and Tishrei (September) 750 BCE, not as usual in the month of Tishrei for the kings of Judah.Шаблон:Sfn

Verse 33

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.[24]
  • Cross references: 2 Chronicles 27:1, Шаблон:Bibleverse
  • "16 years": according to Thiele's chronology, Jotham started to reign at the age of 25 in co-regency with his father, Uzziah (57 years old), around April 750 BCE, and became a sole king between September 740 BCE and September 739 BCE, after Uzziah's death (68 years old).Шаблон:Sfn Jotham transferred the throne to his son, Ahaz, around September 735 BCE to conclude his reign for a total of 16 years.Шаблон:Sfn However, Jotham seems to hold some state functions until April 731 BCE, while Ahaz officially was on the throne, resulting a phrase "in the 20th year of Jothan") in the synchronization with the reign of Hosea in the kingdom of Israel (verse Шаблон:Bibleverse), despite the official count of 16 years of Jotham's reign.Шаблон:Sfn Jotham died between September 732 BCE and September 732 BCE.Шаблон:Sfn A royal bulla (seal) with the inscription: “Belonging to Ahaz (son of) Yehotam (=Jotham), King of Judah” was discovered and authenticated.[25][26]
  • "Jerusha": written as "Jerushah" in 2 Chronicles 27:1.[27]

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleref2 ESV
  2. ↑ Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). Шаблон:ISBN, 9780825438257
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleref2 NKJV
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleref2 MEV
  5. ↑ Note [a] on 2 Kings 15:5 in MEV
  6. ↑ Note [a] on 2 Kings 15:5 in NET Bible
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleref2 ESV
  8. ↑ Albright, W. F. (1931) "The Discovery of an Aramaic Inscription Relating to King Uzziah". BASOR 44:8–10.
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleref2 NKJV
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleverse KJV
  11. ↑ 11,0 11,1 Note on 2 Kings 15:10 in NET Bible
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleref2 NKJV
  13. ↑ Note [b] on 2 Kings 15:12 and note on 2 Kings 10:30 in NET Bible
  14. ↑ Note on 2 Kings 15:20 in MEV
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleref2 ESV
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleverse KJV
  17. ↑ Note on 2 Kings 15:19 in MEV
  18. ↑ Note on 2 Kings 15:19 in ESV
  19. ↑ The Annals of Tiglath-pileser. Livius.org. Translation into English by Leo Oppenheim. Quote: "I [Tiglath Pileser III] received tribute from... Menahem of Samaria...gold, silver, ...".
  20. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleverse KJV
  21. ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb. Quote: "They overthrew their king Pekah (Pa-qa-ḥa) and I placed Hoshea (A-ú-si-ʼ) as king over them. I [Tiglath-Pileser III] received from them 10 talents of gold, 1,000 (?) talents of silver as their [tri]bute, and brought them to Assyria"
  22. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleref2 NKJV
  23. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleverse ESV
  24. ↑ Шаблон:Bibleverse ESV
  25. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  26. ↑ First Impression Шаблон:Webarchive: Deutsch, Robert. What We Learn from King Ahaz’s Seal. Archaeological Center.
  27. ↑ Note on 2 Kings 15:33 in NKJV
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