2 Chronicles 26:1-8

1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was 16 years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

2 Uzziah rebuilt Elath and returned it to Judah after King Amaziah lay down in death with his ancestors.

3 Uzziah was 16 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 52 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.

4 He did what the LORD considered right, as his father Amaziah had done.

5 He dedicated his life to serving God in the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. As long as he dedicated his life to serving the LORD, the LORD gave him success.

6 Uzziah went to wage war against the Philistines. He tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

7 God helped him when he attacked the Philistines, the Arabs who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunites.

8 The Ammonites paid taxes to Uzziah, and his fame spread to the border of Egypt because he became very powerful.

2 Chronicles 26:1-8 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.

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