Who Was Azariah in the Bible?
Lisa Loraine Baker
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2 Chronicles 26:1
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Uzziah Succeeds Amaziah in Judah
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 Chronicles 26:1 Study Resources
2 Chronicles 26:1 Meaning and Commentary
Ver. 1-4. Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah
Of this and2 Chronicles 26:2
Of this and2 Chronicles 26:2
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:1).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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2 Chronicles 26:1 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.
Footnotes 1
- [a] In 2 Kin 14:21, "Azariah"
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