2 Chronicles 26:1

Uzziah King of Judah

1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah,^[a] who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

2 Chronicles 26:1 in Other Translations

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

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

1 All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah’s sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father.

1 The people of Judah then took Uzziah, who was only sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

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

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

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

1 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 Chronicles 26:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1-4. Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah
Of this and2 Chronicles 26:2

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:1).

2 Chronicles 26:1 In-Context

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

2 He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.

3 Uzziah 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.

4 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.

5 He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. As long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Chronicles 22:1

Footnotes

• [a] Also called "Azariah"