2 Chronicles 26:1

Uzziah rules Judah

1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was 16 years old, and made him king after 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 16 years old, and made him king after his father Amaziah.

2 He rebuilt Eloth, restoring it to Judah after King Amaziah had lain down with his ancestors.

3 Uzziah was 16 years old when he became king, and he ruled for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

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

5 He sought God as long as Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, was alive. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.

Footnotes

• [a]. Uzziah is usually named Azariah in 2 Kgs 14:21; 15:1, 6-7.