2 Chronicles 26:6-16

Uzziah Succeeds in War

6 Now he went out and ¹warred 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.

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

8 The Ammonites also gave ³tribute to Uzziah, and his fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong.

9 Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at ⁴the Corner Gate and at the ⁵Valley Gate and at the corner buttress and fortified them.

10 He built towers in the wilderness and ⁶hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the lowland and in the plain. He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil.

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

12 The total number of the heads of the households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600 *.

13 Under their direction was an elite army of 307,500 * * * * * *, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy.

14 Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones.

15 In 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 fame spread afar *, for he was marvelously helped until * he was strong.

Pride Is Uzziah's Undoing

16 But ⁷when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for ⁸he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

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