2 Kings 14:21

21 All of the people of Judah made Uzziah king. He was 16 years old. They made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

2 Kings 14:21 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:21

And all the people of Judah took Azariah
Called Uzziah in the next chapter, and so in the book of Chronicles; both names signifying much the same, the one "the help of the Lord", the other "the strength of the Lord":

(which was sixteen years old;)
yet as he began to reign in the twenty seventh year of Jeroboam, ( 2 Kings 15:1 ) and Jeroboam began to reign in the fifteenth yaer of Amaziah, ( 2 Kings 14:23 ) , he could be but four years of age, for the solution of which, (See Gill on 2 Kings 15:1):

and made him king instead of his father Amaziah;
which was after his death, and not when he fled to Lachish, as Kimchi thinks.

2 Kings 14:21 In-Context

19 Some people made evil plans against Amaziah in Jerusalem. So he ran away to Lachish. But they sent men to Lachish after him. There they killed him.

20 His body was brought back on a horse. Then he was buried in the family tomb in Jerusalem, the City of David.

21 All of the people of Judah made Uzziah king. He was 16 years old. They made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

22 Uzziah rebuilt Elath. He brought it under Judah's control again. He did it after Amaziah joined the members of his family who had already died.

23 Jeroboam became king of Israel in Samaria. It was in the 15th year that Amaziah was king of Judah. Jeroboam ruled for 41 years. Amaziah was the son of Joash. Jeroboam was the son of Jehoash.