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II Chronicles

Chapter 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.

{Uzziah Starts out as a Strong Believer}
4 And he did that which was right
in the sight of Jehovah/God,
according to all that his father Amaziah did.

5 And he sought 'Elohiym/Godhead
in the days of Zechariah,
who had understanding
in the visions of 'Elohiym/Godhead
and as long as he sought Jehovah/God,
'Elohiym/Godhead made him to prosper.

6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines,
and broke 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 'Elohiym/Godhead
helped him against the Philistines,
and against the Arabians
who 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 dug 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 army/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 valor
were two thousand and six hundred.

13 And under their hand was an army,
three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred,
who made war with mighty power,
to help the king against the enemy.

14 And Uzziah prepared for them
throughout all the army/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 marvelously helped,
till he was strong.

16 But when he was strong,
his heart/'right lobe' was lifted up
  {idiom for arrogance - a great and terrible sin
  for a mature believer}
to his destruction . . .
for he transgressed against Jehovah/God his 'Elohiym/Godhead,
and went into the temple of Jehovah/God
to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

17 And Azariah the priest went in after him,
and with him fourscore priests of Jehovah/God,
who were valiant men.
 
18 And they stood up against Uzziah the king,
and said unto him,
It appertained not unto you, Uzziah,
to burn incense unto Jehovah/God,
but to the priests the sons of Aaron,
who are consecrated to burn incense . . .
go out of the sanctuary;
for you have trespassed; neither shall it be
for your honor from Jehovah/God 'Elohiym/Godhead.

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 Jehovah/God,
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 there;
yes, himself hasted also to go out,
because Jehovah/God 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 Jehovah/God . . .
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 place/stead.