2 Chronicles 26:3

3 Uzziah was ¹sixteen * years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 26:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:3

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:1).

2 Chronicles 26:3 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.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 15:2, 3

Footnotes

• [a] In 2 Kin 15:2, "Jecoliah"