2 Kings 15: Uzziah’s Leprosy and Israel’s Turmoil

Azariah, also called Uzziah, rules Judah well but is struck with leprosy, so Jotham governs. In Israel, Zechariah’s murder ends Jehu’s dynasty as God promised, rival kings seize power by assassination, and Assyria takes tribute and captives. As Jotham reigns, the LORD begins sending Aram and Israel against Judah.

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King Azariah and Jotham, his son, both pleased the LORD. What shortcoming does the narrator note for each of them (2 Kings 15:3-4, 34-35)?

They left the high places in use, where the people kept sacrificingThey made treaties with Assyria and paid it with silver from the templeThey let Baal worship return to the temple courts in JerusalemThey kept the golden calves that the first Jeroboam had made