2 Chronicles 26 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Uzziah Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

26 And all the people of Judah took [a]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 (A)sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was [b]Jechiliah of Jerusalem. 4 He did right in the sight of the Lord according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 5 (B)He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, (C)who had understanding [c]through the vision of God; and [d](D)as long as he sought the Lord, God prospered him.

Uzziah Succeeds in War

6 Now he went out and (E)warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the area of Ashdod and among the Philistines. 7 (F)God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites. 8 The Ammonites also gave (G)tribute to Uzziah, and his [e]fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. 9 Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at (H)the Corner Gate and at the (I)Valley Gate and at the corner buttress and fortified them. 10 He built towers in the wilderness and (J)hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the [f]lowland and in the plain. He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil. 11 Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which [g]entered combat by divisions according to the number of their muster, [h]prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s officers. 12 The total number of the heads of the [i]households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600. 13 Under their direction was an [j]elite army of (K)307,500, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 Moreover, Uzziah prepared [k]for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones. 15 In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his [l]fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

Pride Is Uzziah’s Undoing

16 But (L)when he became strong, his heart was so [m]proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for (M)he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Then (N)Azariah the priest entered after him and with him eighty priests of the Lord, valiant men. 18 (O)They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, “(P)It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, (Q)but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the Lord God.” 19 But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, (R)the leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the altar of incense. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they hurried him out of there, and he himself also hastened to get out because the Lord had smitten him. 21 (S)King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and he lived in (T)a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. And Jotham his son was over the king’s house judging the people of the land.

22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first to last, the prophet (U)Isaiah, the son of Amoz, has written. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers (V)in the field of the grave which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” And Jotham his son became king in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:1 In 2 Kin 14:21, Azariah
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:3 In 2 Kin 15:2, Jecoliah
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:5 Many mss read in the fear of God
  4. 2 Chronicles 26:5 Lit in the days of his seeking
  5. 2 Chronicles 26:8 Lit name went to the entering of Egypt
  6. 2 Chronicles 26:10 Heb shephelah
  7. 2 Chronicles 26:11 Lit goes out to
  8. 2 Chronicles 26:11 Lit by the hand of
  9. 2 Chronicles 26:12 Lit fathers
  10. 2 Chronicles 26:13 Lit powerful
  11. 2 Chronicles 26:14 Lit for them, for all
  12. 2 Chronicles 26:15 Lit name
  13. 2 Chronicles 26:16 Lit lifted up

Cross references

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:3 : 2 Kin 15:2, 3
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:5 : 2 Chr 24:2
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:5 : Dan 1:17
  4. 2 Chronicles 26:5 : 2 Chr 15:2
  5. 2 Chronicles 26:6 : Is 14:29
  6. 2 Chronicles 26:7 : 2 Chr 21:16
  7. 2 Chronicles 26:8 : 2 Chr 17:11
  8. 2 Chronicles 26:9 : 2 Chr 25:23
  9. 2 Chronicles 26:9 : Neh 2:13, 15; 3:13
  10. 2 Chronicles 26:10 : Gen 26:18-21
  11. 2 Chronicles 26:13 : 2 Chr 25:5
  12. 2 Chronicles 26:16 : Deut 32:15; 2 Chr 25:19
  13. 2 Chronicles 26:16 : 1 Kin 13:1-4
  14. 2 Chronicles 26:17 : 1 Chr 6:10
  15. 2 Chronicles 26:18 : 2 Chr 19:2
  16. 2 Chronicles 26:18 : Num 3:10; 16:39, 40
  17. 2 Chronicles 26:18 : Ex 30:7, 8
  18. 2 Chronicles 26:19 : 2 Kin 5:25-27
  19. 2 Chronicles 26:21 : 2 Kin 15:5-7
  20. 2 Chronicles 26:21 : Lev 13:46
  21. 2 Chronicles 26:22 : Is 1:1
  22. 2 Chronicles 26:23 : 2 Chr 21:20; 28:27; Is 6:1

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