2 Chronicles 26:1-6

Uzziah King of Judah

1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah,^[a] who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

2 He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.

3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

4 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.

5 He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear^[b] of God. As long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.

6 He went to war against the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod. He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

2 Chronicles 26:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 26

This chapter relates the good reign of Uzziah, 2Ch 26:1-5, his wars and victories, his buildings, the number of his soldiers, and his military stores, 2Ch 26:6-15, his invasion of the priest's office, in attempting to offer incense, for which he was smitten with a leprosy, which continued to his death, 2Ch 26:16-23.

the three following verses, see the notes on 2Ki 14:21,22, 15:2,3 where Uzziah is called Azariah. \\See Gill on "2Ki 14:21"\\ \\See Gill on "2Ki 14:22"\\ \\See Gill on "2Ki 15:2"\\ \\See Gill on "2Ki 15:3"\\ 19692-950125-1735-2Ch26.2

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Chronicles 22:1
• 2. S 2 Chronicles 15:2; 2 Chronicles 24:2; Daniel 1:17
• 3. 2 Chronicles 27:6
• 4. Isaiah 2:6; Isaiah 11:14; Isaiah 14:29; Jeremiah 25:20
• 5. Amos 1:8; Amos 3:9

Footnotes

• [a]. Also called "Azariah"
• [b]. Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; other Hebrew manuscripts "vision"