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30 Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah. He assassinated him[a] and took his place as king, in the twentieth year of the reign of Jotham son of Uzziah.

31 The rest of the events of Pekah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.[b]

Jotham’s Reign over Judah

32 In the second year of the reign of Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah, Uzziah’s son Jotham became king over Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 15:30 tn Heb “and struck him down and killed him.”
  2. 2 Kings 15:31 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Pekah, and all that he did, look, they are written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.”

30 Then Hoshea(A) son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked and assassinated(B) him, and then succeeded him as king in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

31 As for the other events of Pekah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals(C) of the kings of Israel?

Jotham King of Judah(D)

32 In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham(E) son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign.

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