2
(It was after the death of Amaziah that Uzziah recaptured Elath and rebuilt the city.)
3
Uzziah became king at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.
4
Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the Lord.
5
As long as Zechariah, his religious adviser, was living, he served the Lord faithfully, and God blessed him.
6
Uzziah went to war against the Philistines. He tore down the walls of the cities of Gath, Jamnia, and Ashdod, and built fortified cities near Ashdod and in the rest of Philistia.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.