2Kings 15; 2Chronicles 26
15Uzziah son of Amaziah began to rule over Judah in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel.H6242H8141H7651H8141H3379H4428H3478H5838H1121H558H4428H3063H4427 2He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.H8337H6240H8141H1121H4427H4427H8147H2572H8141H3389H517H8034H3203H3389 3He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.H6213H3477H5869H3068H1H558H6213 4But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.H1116H5493H5971H2076H6999H1116 5The LORD struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king's son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.H3068H5060H4428H6879H3117H4194H3427H2669H1004H3147H4428H1121H1004H8199H5971H776 6The rest of the events in Uzziah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.H3499H1697H5838H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3063 7When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Jotham became the next king.H5838H7901H1H6912H1H5892H1732H3147H1121H4427 8Zechariah son of Jeroboam II began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria six months.H7970H8141H8083H8141H5838H4428H3063H2148H1121H3379H4427H3478H8111H8337H2320 9Zechariah did what was evil in the LORD's sight, as his ancestors had done. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H1H6213H5493H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H2398 10Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, assassinated him in public, and became the next king.H7967H1121H3003H7194H5221H6905H5971H4191H4427 11The rest of the events in Zechariah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H2148H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3478 12So the LORD's message to Jehu came true: "Your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation."H1697H3068H1696H3058H559H1121H3427H3678H3478H7243 13Shallum son of Jabesh began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. Shallum reigned in Samaria only one month.H7967H1121H3003H4427H8672H7970H8141H5818H4428H3063H4427H3117H3391H8111 14Then Menahem son of Gadi went to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him, and he became the next king.H4505H1121H1424H5927H8656H935H8111H5221H7967H1121H3003H8111H4191H4427 15The rest of the events in Shallum's reign, including his conspiracy, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H7967H7195H7194H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3478 16At that time Menahem destroyed the town of Tappuah and all the surrounding countryside as far as Tirzah, because its citizens refused to surrender the town. He killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women.H4505H5221H8607H1366H8656H6605H5221H2030H1234 17Menahem son of Gadi began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria ten years.H8672H8141H7970H8141H5838H4428H3063H4505H1121H1424H4427H3478H6235H8141H8111 18But Menahem did what was evil in the LORD's sight. During his entire reign, he refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H5493H3117H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H2398 19Then King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria invaded the land. But Menahem paid him thirty-seven tons of silver to gain his support in tightening his grip on royal power.H6322H4428H804H935H776H4505H5414H6322H505H3603H3701H3027H2388H4467H3027 20Menahem extorted the money from the rich of Israel, demanding that each of them pay fifty pieces of silver to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned from attacking Israel and did not stay in the land.H4505H3318H3701H3478H1368H2428H259H376H2572H8255H3701H5414H4428H804H4428H804H7725H5975H776 21The rest of the events in Menahem's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H4505H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3478 22When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king.H4505H7901H1H6494H1121H4427 23Pekahiah son of Menahem began to rule over Israel in the fiftieth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years.H2572H8141H8141H5838H4428H3063H6494H1121H4505H4427H3478H8111H8141 24But Pekahiah did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H5493H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H2398 25Then Pekah son of Remaliah, the commander of Pekahiah's army, conspired against him. With fifty men from Gilead, Pekah assassinated the king, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the palace at Samaria. And Pekah reigned in his place.H6492H1121H7425H7991H7194H5221H8111H759H4428H1004H709H745H2572H376H1121H1569H4191H4427 26The rest of the events in Pekahiah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H6494H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3478 27Pekah son of Remaliah began to rule over Israel in the fifty-second year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty years.H8147H8141H2572H8141H5838H4428H3063H6492H1121H7425H4427H3478H8111H6242H8141 28But Pekah did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H5493H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H2398 29During Pekah's reign, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.H3117H6492H4428H3478H935H8407H4428H804H3947H5859H62H3239H6943H2674H1568H1551H776H5321H1540H804 30Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah and assassinated him. He began to rule over Israel in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.H1954H1121H425H7194H7195H6492H1121H7425H5221H4191H4427H6242H8141H3147H1121H5818 31The rest of the events in Pekah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H6492H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3478 32Jotham son of Uzziah began to rule over Judah in the second year of King Pekah's reign in Israel.H8147H8141H6492H1121H7425H4428H3478H3147H1121H5818H4428H3063H4427 33He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.H2568H6242H8141H1121H4427H4427H8337H6240H8141H3389H517H8034H3388H1323H6659 34Jotham did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah, had done.H6213H3477H5869H3068H6213H1H5818H6213 35But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the LORD.H1116H5493H5971H2076H6999H1116H1129H5945H8179H1004H3068 36The rest of the events in Jotham's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.H3499H1697H3147H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3063 37In those days the LORD began to send King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah.H3117H3068H2490H7971H3063H7526H4428H758H6492H1121H7425 38When Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king.H3147H7901H1H6912H1H5892H1732H1H271H1121H4427
26All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah's sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father.H5971H3063H3947H5818H8337H6240H8141H1121H4427H1H558 2After his father's death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah.H1129H359H7725H3063H310H4428H7901H1 3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.H8337H6240H8141H1121H5818H4427H4427H2572H8147H8141H3389H517H8034H3203H3389 4He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.H6213H3477H5869H3068H1H558H6213 5Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the LORD, God gave him success.H1875H430H3117H2148H995H7200H430H3117H1875H3068H430H6743 6Uzziah declared war on the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built new towns in the Ashdod area and in other parts of Philistia.H3318H3898H6430H6555H2346H1661H2346H2996H2346H795H1129H5892H795H6430 7God helped him in his wars against the Philistines, his battles with the Arabs of Gur, and his wars with the Meunites.H430H5826H6430H6163H3427H1485H4586 8The Meunites paid annual tribute to him, and his fame spread even to Egypt, for he had become very powerful.H5984H5414H4503H5818H8034H3212H935H4714H2388H4605 9Uzziah built fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle in the wall.H5818H1129H4026H3389H6438H8179H1516H8179H4740H2388 10He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys.H1129H4026H4057H2672H7227H953H7227H4735H8219H4334H406H3755H2022H3760H157H127 11Uzziah had an army of well-trained warriors, ready to march into battle, unit by unit. This army had been mustered and organized by Jeiel, the secretary of the army, and his assistant, Maaseiah. They were under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's officials.H5818H2428H4421H6213H3318H6635H1416H4557H6486H3027H3273H5608H4641H7860H3027H2608H4428H8269 12These regiments of mighty warriors were commanded by 2,600 clan leaders.H4557H7218H1H1368H2428H505H8337H3967 13The army consisted of 307,500 men, all elite troops. They were prepared to assist the king against any enemy.H3027H2428H6635H7969H3967H505H7651H505H2568H3967H6213H4421H2428H3581H5826H4428H341 14Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and sling stones.H5818H3559H6635H4043H7420H3553H8302H7198H7050H68 15And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the LORD gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful.H6213H3389H2810H4284H2803H4026H6438H3384H2671H1419H68H8034H3318H7350H6381H5826H3588H2388 16But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the LORD his God by entering the sanctuary of the LORD's Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.H2393H3820H1361H7843H4603H3068H430H935H1964H3068H6999H4196H7004 17Azariah the high priest went in after him with eighty other priests of the LORD, all brave men.H5838H3548H935H310H8084H3548H3068H2428H1121 18They confronted King Uzziah and said, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The LORD God will not honor you for this!"H5975H5818H4428H559H5818H6999H3068H3548H1121H175H6942H6999H3318H4720H4603H3519H3068H430 19Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the LORD's Temple, leprosy suddenly broke out on his forehead.H5818H2196H4730H3027H6999H2196H3548H6883H2224H4696H6440H3548H1004H3068H7004H4196 20When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the LORD had struck him.H5838H7218H3548H3548H6437H6879H4696H926H1765H3318H3068H5060 21So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the LORD. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.H5818H4428H6879H3117H4194H3427H2669H2669H1004H6879H1504H1004H3068H3147H1121H4428H1004H8199H5971H776 22The rest of the events of Uzziah's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.H3499H1697H5818H7223H314H3470H5030H1121H531H3789 23When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors; his grave was in a nearby burial field belonging to the kings, for the people said, "He had leprosy." And his son Jotham became the next king.H5818H7901H1H6912H1H7704H6900H4428H559H6879H3147H1121H4427
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son of Amaziah began to rule over Judah in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel.H6242
