2 Chronicles 26:1

1 All the people of Judah chose Amaziah's sixteen-year-old son Uzziah to succeed his father as king

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 All the people of Judah chose Amaziah's sixteen-year-old son Uzziah to succeed his father as king

2 (It was after the death of Amaziah that Uzziah recaptured Elath and rebuilt the city.)

3 Uzziah became king at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.

4 Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the Lord.

5 As long as Zechariah, his religious adviser, was living, he served the Lord faithfully, and God blessed him.