Discovery Box2 Kings 15:5 
Context15:5 The Lord afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease 1 until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, 2 while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.
2 Kings 15:27
ContextPekah’s Reign over Israel
15:27 In the fifty-second year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria 3 for twenty years.
1 tn Traditionally, “he was a leper.” But see the note at 5:1.
2 tn The precise meaning of בֵית הַחָפְשִׁית (bet hakhofÿshit), “house of […?],” is uncertain. For a discussion of various proposals, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 166-67.
3 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
