Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 In the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel, Uzziah son of Amaziah became king of Judah
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In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
2 at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.
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He 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.
3 Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the Lord.
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He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
4 But the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
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The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
5 The Lord struck Uzziah with a dreaded skin disease that stayed with him the rest of his life. He lived in a separate house, relieved of all duties, while his son Jotham governed the country.
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The LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house. Jotham the king’s son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
6 Everything else that Uzziah did is recorded in [The History of the Kings of Judah.]
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As for the other events of Azariah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
7 Uzziah died and was buried in the royal burial ground in David's City, and his son Jotham succeeded him as king.
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Azariah rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in the City of David. And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.
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