2 Chronicles 26
1 Then all the
people of
Judah took Uzziah, who was
sixteen years old, and made him
king in the room of his
father Amaziah. 2 He
built Eloth, and
restored it to
Judah, after that the
king slept with his
fathers. 3 Sixteen years old was
Uzziah when he began to
reign, and he
reigned fifty and
two years in
Jerusalem. His
mother's name also was
Jecoliah of
Jerusalem. 4 And he
did that which was
right in the
sight of the
LORD, according to all that his
father Amaziah did.
5 And he
sought God in the
days of
Zechariah, who had
understanding in the
visions of
God: and as long
as he
sought the
LORD, God made him to
prosper.
6 And he went
forth and
warred against the
Philistines, and brake
down the
wall of
Gath, and the
wall of
Jabneh, and the
wall of
Ashdod, and
built cities about
Ashdod, and among the
Philistines. 7 And
God helped him against the
Philistines, and against the
Arabians that
dwelt in
Gurbaal, and the
Mehunims. 8 And the
Ammonites gave gifts to
Uzziah: and his
name spread
abroad even to the
entering in of
Egypt; for he
strengthened himself
exceedingly. 9 Moreover
Uzziah built towers in
Jerusalem at the
corner gate, and at the
valley gate, and at the
turning of the wall, and
fortified them.
10 Also he
built towers in the
desert, and
digged many wells: for he had
much cattle, both in the low
country, and in the
plains: husbandmen also, and vine
dressers in the
mountains, and in
Carmel: for he
loved husbandry. 11 Moreover
Uzziah had an
host of
fighting men, that went
out to
war by
bands, according to the
number of their
account by the
hand of
Jeiel the
scribe and
Maaseiah the
ruler, under the
hand of
Hananiah, one of the
king's captains. 12 The whole
number of the
chief of the
fathers of the mighty
men of
valour were two
thousand and
six hundred. 13 And under their
hand was an
army,
three hundred thousand and
seven thousand and
five hundred, that
made war with
mighty power, to
help the
king against the
enemy.
14 And
Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the
host shields, and
spears, and
helmets, and
habergeons, and
bows, and
slings to cast
stones. 15 And he
made in
Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning
men, to be on the
towers and upon the
bulwarks, to
shoot arrows and
great stones withal. And his
name spread far
abroad; for he was
marvellously helped,
till he was
strong.
16 But when he was
strong, his
heart was lifted
up to his
destruction: for he
transgressed against the
LORD his
God, and
went into the
temple of the
LORD to burn
incense upon the
altar of
incense. 17 And
Azariah the
priest went
in after him, and with him
fourscore priests of the
LORD, that were
valiant men: 18 And they
withstood Uzziah the
king, and
said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee,
Uzziah, to burn
incense unto the
LORD, but to the
priests the
sons of
Aaron, that are
consecrated to burn
incense: go
out of the
sanctuary; for thou hast
trespassed; neither shall it be for thine
honour from the
LORD God. 19 Then
Uzziah was
wroth, and had a
censer in his
hand to burn
incense: and while he was
wroth with the
priests, the
leprosy even rose
up in his
forehead before the
priests in the
house of the
LORD, from beside the
incense altar. 20 And
Azariah the
chief priest, and all the
priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was
leprous in his
forehead, and they thrust him
out from thence; yea, himself
hasted also to go
out, because the
LORD had
smitten him.
21 And
Uzziah the
king was a
leper unto the
day of his
death, and dwelt
in a
several 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 and
last, did
Isaiah the
prophet, the
son of
Amoz, write.
23 So
Uzziah slept with his
fathers, and they
buried him with his
fathers in the
field of the
burial which belonged to the
kings; for they
said, He is a
leper: and
Jotham his
son reigned in his stead.