2 Chronicles 26

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 26 of 36

1 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah; and he was a son of sixteen years; and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after the king lay with his fathers.

3 Uzziah was a son of sixteen years when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty two years in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

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Chapter Summary

Uzziah, reigning well in the days of Zechariah, prospers. He invades the priest's office, and is smitten with leprosy. He dies, and Jotham succeeds him.

Key Hebrew Words

צָרַ֫עַת leprosy H6883 · TWOT 1971a
קָטַר burn incense H6999 · TWOT 2011
מָעַל act unfaithfully H4603 · TWOT 1230
כֹּהֵן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a
גָּבַהּ be lifted up (proud) H1361 · TWOT 305
דָּרַשׁ seek (God) H1875 · TWOT 455

People & Context

Uzziah

King of Judah who prospered while seeking God, then in pride burned incense and was struck with leprosy

Azariah

Head priest who, with eighty priests, withstood Uzziah for usurping the priestly office

Zechariah

Counselor who had understanding in the visions of God; Uzziah sought God in his days

Jotham

Uzziah's son who governed the king's house during his leprosy and reigned in his place

Isaiah

Prophet, son of Amoz, who wrote the acts of Uzziah, the first and the last

Jecoliah

Uzziah's mother, of Jerusalem, named in the reign formula

Timeline

Uzziah Made King

The people of Judah make sixteen-year-old Uzziah king. He seeks God under the guidance of Zechariah and prospers.

2 Chronicles 26:1-5
Uzziah's Military Conquests

Uzziah successfully fights the Philistines, breaks down their city walls, defeats the Arabians and Meunim, and exacts tribute from the Ammonites.

2 Chronicles 26:6-8
Uzziah Fortifies the Kingdom

Uzziah builds fortified towers in Jerusalem and the wilderness, digs wells, and promotes agriculture.

2 Chronicles 26:9-10

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