2 Chronicles 26 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Uzziah Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

(2Ki 14:21, 22; 15:1–3 )

2Ch 26:1And all the people of Judah took [fn]Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.

2Ch 26:2

2Ch 26:2He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers.

2Ch 26:3

2Ch 26:3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was [fn]Jechiliah of Jerusalem.

2Ch 26:4

2Ch 26:4He did right in the sight of the LORD according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

2Ch 26:5

2Ch 26:5He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding [fn]through the vision of God; and [fn]as long as he sought the LORD, God prospered him.

Uzziah Succeeds in War

2Ch 26:6

2Ch 26:6Now he went out and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the area of Ashdod and among the Philistines.

2Ch 26:7

2Ch 26:7God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites.

2Ch 26:8

2Ch 26:8The Ammonites also gave tribute to Uzziah, and his [fn]fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong.

2Ch 26:9

2Ch 26:9Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the corner buttress and fortified them.

2Ch 26:10

2Ch 26:10He built towers in the wilderness and hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the [fn]lowland and in the plain. He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil.

2Ch 26:11

2Ch 26:11Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which [fn]entered combat by divisions according to the number of their muster, [fn]prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s officers.

2Ch 26:12

2Ch 26:12The total number of the heads of the [fn]households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600.

2Ch 26:13

2Ch 26:13Under their direction was an [fn]elite army of 307,500, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy.

2Ch 26:14

2Ch 26:14Moreover, Uzziah prepared [fn]for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones.

2Ch 26:15

2Ch 26:15In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his [fn]fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

Pride Is Uzziah's Undoing

(2Ki 15:4–7 )

2Ch 26:16

2Ch 26:16But when he became strong, his heart was so [fn]proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

2Ch 26:17

2Ch 26:17Then Azariah the priest entered after him and with him eighty priests of the LORD, valiant men.

2Ch 26:18

2Ch 26:18They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the LORD God.”

2Ch 26:19

2Ch 26:19But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, the leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the altar of incense.

2Ch 26:20

2Ch 26:20Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they hurried him out of there, and he himself also hastened to get out because the LORD had smitten him.

2Ch 26:21

2Ch 26:21King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and he lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. And Jotham his son was over the king’s house judging the people of the land.

2Ch 26:22

2Ch 26:22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first to last, the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, has written.

2Ch 26:23

2Ch 26:23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the grave which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” And Jotham his son became king in his place.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(26:1)

In 2 Kin 14:21, Azariah

(26:3)

In 2 Kin 15:2, Jecoliah

(26:5)

Many mss read in the fear of God

(26:5)

Literally: in the days of his seeking

(26:8)

Literally: name went to the entering of Egypt

(26:10)

Hebrew: shephelah

(26:11)

Literally: goes out to

(26:11)

Literally: by the hand of

(26:12)

Literally: fathers

(26:13)

Literally: powerful

(26:14)

Literally: for them, for all

(26:15)

Literally: name

(26:16)

Literally: lifted up

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