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22 Azariah[a] built up Elat and restored it to Judah after the king[b] had passed away.[c]

Jeroboam II’s Reign over Israel

23 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Joash became king over Israel. He reigned for forty-one years in Samaria. 24 He did evil in the sight of[d] the Lord; he did not repudiate[e] the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:22 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Azariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Kings 14:22 sn This must refer to Amaziah.
  3. 2 Kings 14:22 tn Heb “lay with his fathers.”
  4. 2 Kings 14:24 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
  5. 2 Kings 14:24 tn Heb “turn away from all.”