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.