After him his son Araazias reigned 29 years, and put to death those who had killed his father; yet he did not put to death their children, so as to fulfil the law of Moses, that says, "Ye shall not put to death children for the sins of their fathers."
2Then Amazias died, and after him Ozia reigned 52 years, and in his reign exercised justice and judgment, and right before God.
3Yet did he do one wicked act, and that was that without due orders he offered sacrifices unto God, and oblations that did not become him, so he died.
4After him Yonathan his son, reigned 16 years, yet during his reign, he did evil before God, and angered his Creator, and forsook His commandment and His law; and burnt incense to idols, and sacrificed unto them.
5For this reason did God deliver him to death, into the hands of Caran, king of Elmosal.
6And when the king of Elmosal led him away [captive], he [Yonathan] took all the vessels he found in the house of God, and sent them all to the great king of Elmosal; and left nothing in the house of God.
7In the days of this king, did the children of Israel, go the first time into captivity.
8He removed them to his own country, and the land of Israel remained bare.
9Then the king of Elmosal, sent people to dwell in the land and to till it, instead of the children of Israel who had left it.
10Yet when those people came to dwell in that land, [wild] beasts rent them asunder and devoured them, and prevailed against them in all the borders of the land.
11Then they sent word to the king in their. own tongue, and asked him to send them Urias the priest, to give them the law, so that wild beasts should no longer come near them, and hurt them.
12When the king heard this he sent them Urias the priest, and commanded him to give them a law, for them to keep, so that the wild beasts hurt them not.
13Urias the priest came, and did as the king had commanded him, and he gave the people the law of the Jews; it was in their hands, they recited it and ruled themselves after it.
14And those were the Samar; whom the king, of whom we have just spoken, had sent to till the land of Israel.
15Then Yunathan died, and after him reigned Akaz his son, who did well before God, and then died.
16After him reigned his son Hezkias, when he was 25 years old; and he reigned 22 years; and did good, and judgment, equity and justice; and he pleased the Lord; he kept His law and His commandments; he brake down the idols, and destroyed their houses.
17Yet in the fourth year of his reign, came Sanakreb king of Assarium, and took away captive all that were left and sent them to Babylon.
18Yet Hezkias served the Lord God, and fulfilled His law, until he fell sick and became very weak, and was in great distress by reason of his sickness; his heart suffered, and he said to himself, "Woe is me! I shall die without a son to reign after me."
19And in his sickness he wept before God and said, "Woe is me, O Lord! Behold, I die without a son;
20and behold the promise Thou madest unto David, shall fail in me; and the kingdom shall pass from the house of David."
21Then God looked upon his sorrow of heart, and upon his sickness, for his sickness was sore.
22And God had pity on him and gave him 15 years over and above the rest of his days; and he recovered from his sickness.
23Then three years after he had recovered, and God had raised him from his sickness, Hezekias begat Manasseh.
24And he died, rejoicing greatly at having a son born unto him, to sit upon his throne.