2 Chronicles 26:1

Uzziah Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

1 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen * years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.

2 Chronicles 26:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1-4. Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah
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(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:1).

2 Chronicles 26:1 In-Context

1 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
2 He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers.
3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.
4 He did right in the sight of the LORD according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
5 He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD , God prospered him.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. In 2 Kin 14:21, "Azariah"
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