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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.
Then
all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the
room
of his father Amaziah.
Uzziah
was
the
one
who
rebuilt
Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah
rested
with his fathers.
He
built
Eloth ,
and restored it to Judah ,
after that
the
king slept
with his fathers.
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.
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.
And he did what
was right in the eyes
of the LORD, just
as
his father Amaziah had
done
.
And he did that
which
was right in the sight
of the LORD, according
to
all
that
his father Amaziah did
.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs
living
in Gur-baal
, and against
the Meunites
.
And
God helped him against the Philistines, and
against the Arabians
that
dwelt
in Gurbaal
, and the Mehunims
.
The Ammonites brought
tribute
to Uzziah ,
and his fame
spread as
far
as
the border
of Egypt ,
for he had
become
exceedingly powerful
.
And
the Ammonites gave
gifts
to Uzziah :
and his name
spread abroad
even
to
the entering
in
of Egypt ;
for he strengthened
himself
exceedingly.
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle
in
the wall, and he
fortified them.
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.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
The total
number of family
leaders
of the mighty men of valor was
2,600
.
The whole
number of the
chief
of the fathers
of
the
mighty men of valor were
two
thousand
and
six
hundred
.
Under their authority
was an army of
307
, 500
trained
for
war, a
powerful
force
to support
the king against his
enemies
.
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
.
Uzziah supplied
the entire
army
with
shields, spears, helmets, armor
, bows, and slingstones
.
And
Uzziah prepared
for
them
throughout
all
the host
shields, and
spears, and
helmets, and
habergeons
, and
bows, and slings
to
cast
stones
.
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
.
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 marvelously
helped ,
till
he was
strong
.
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.
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.
Then
Azariah the priest, along
with eighty
brave
priests of the LORD, went
in
after
him.
And
Azariah the priest went
in
after
him
, and
with him
fourscore
priests of the LORD, that
were
valiant
men:
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. ”
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
honor from the LORD God.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
So
King
Uzziah was a leper until
the day of his death .
He
lived
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.
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.
As
for
the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from
beginning
to
end
, they
are
recorded
by
the prophet Isaiah
son of Amoz.
Now
the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first
and
last
, did
Isaiah
the prophet ,
the
son of Amoz ,
write
.
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
.
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
.
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