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2 Chronicles 26


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All the people of Judah - took Uzziah , who (was) sixteen ... years old ... , and made him king - in place of his father Amaziah.

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(Uzziah was the one) who rebuilt - Eloth and restored it to Judah after King (Amaziah) rested with his fathers.

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Uzziah was sixteen ... years old ... when he became king , and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two ... years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah ; (she was) from Jerusalem.

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And he did (what was) right in the eyes of the LORD , just as - his father Amaziah had done.

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- He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah - , who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought - the LORD , God gave him success.

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Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines , and he tore down - the walls of Gath , - - Jabneh , and - Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

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God helped him against the Philistines , against the Arabs living vvv in Gur-baal , and against the Meunites.

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The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah , and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt , for he had become exceedingly powerful.

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Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner ... Gate , the Valley ... Gate , and the angle in the wall , and he fortified them.

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Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain , he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil , he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.

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Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions ... , as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah , one of the royal officers.

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The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600 ... ....

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Under their authority was an army ... of 307,500 ... ... ... ... ... ... trained for war , a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.

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Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields , spears , helmets , armor , bows , and slingstones ....

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And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones (from) - the towers and corners. So his fame spread far (and wide) , for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.

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But when (Uzziah) grew powerful , his arrogance ... - led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God , for he entered ... the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

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Then Azariah the priest , along with eighty ... brave priests of the LORD , went in after him.

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They took their stand against King Uzziah and said “ Uzziah , you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests , the descendants of Aaron , are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary , for you have acted unfaithfully ; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”

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Uzziah , with a censer in his hand to offer incense , was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence ... in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense , leprosy broke out on his forehead.

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When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead , they rushed him out. Indeed , he himself hurried to get out , because the LORD had afflicted him.

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So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived vvv in isolation , leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD , while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace to govern - the people of the land.

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As for the rest of the Acts - of Uzziah , from beginning to end , they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah - son of Amoz.

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And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried - near (them) in a field of burial that (belonged) to the kings ; for (the people) said , “ He (was) a leper. ” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.