Geneva Bible Notes (1560)2 Kings 15

^{1 /} Ebr, in the twentieth yere & seuenth yere.

^{1 !} Azariah the King of Judah becommeth a leper.

^{3 a} So long as he gaue eare to Zachariah the Prophet.

^{3 !} Of Jotham.

^{5 c} As viceroy or deputie to his father.

^{5 b} His father & grand father were slaine by their subjects and seruants, & he, because he wolde vsurpe the Priests office contrarie to Gods ordinance, was smiten immediatly by the hand of God with the leprosie, {2 Chro. 26,22}.

^{8 d} He was the fouten in descent from Jehu, who reigned according to God began to execute his wrath against the house of Jehu.

^{10 e} Zachariah was the last in Israel, that had the kingdome by succession, saue onely Pehahiah the sonne of Menahem who reigned but two yeres.

^{14 !} Menahem.

^{16 f} Which was a citie of Israel that wolde not receiue him to be King.

^{19 g} That is, of Israel.

^{19 h} Instead of seking helpe of God, he went about by money to purchase the fauour of this King being an infidele, & therefore God forsoke him, & Phul sone afterwarde brake promes, destroyed his countrey & led his people away captiue.

^{23 !} Pekahiah

^{25 i} Which were of the same conspiracie.

^{29 k} For God stirred vp Phul & Tiglath Pileser against Israel for their sinnes, {1 Chro. 5,26}

^{30 !} Vzziah

^{31 !} Jotham.

^{32 /} Or, Azaiah.

^{34 l} He sheweth that his vprightnes was not suche, but that he had many and great fautes.

^{37 n} Which slewe of Judah in one day six score thousand fighting men, {2 Chro. 28, 6} because they had forsaken the true God.

^{37 m} After the death of Jotham.

^{38 !} And Ahaz.