2 Chronicles 26:2

2 Chronicles 26:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
• New International Version (NIV)He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers.

Context of 2 Chronicles 26:2

1All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. After Amaziah the king rested with his ancestors, Uzziah rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah. 3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. 4He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Amaziah had done.

2 Chronicles 26:2 word by word

ה֚וּא בָּנָ֣ה אֶת־אֵיל֔וֹת וַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָ לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֥י שְׁכַֽב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עִם־אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• Elothאֵילוֹת'êylôth 'êylath · ElothH359
• and restoredשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• it to Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• that the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• sleptשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
• with his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 26:2

• 2 Chronicles 8:17At that time Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom.
• 2 Kings 14:22After Amaziah the king rested with his ancestors, Azariah rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah.
• 2 Kings 16:6At that time Aram’s King Rezin recovered Elath for Aram and expelled the Judahites from Elath. Then the Arameans came to Elath, and they still live there today.
• 2 Chronicles 25:23King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash took him to Jerusalem and broke down two hundred yards of Jerusalem’s wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2He built Eloth - See the notes on 2 Kings 14:21. This king is called by several different names; see the note on 2 Kings 15:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The Chronicler introduced Uzziah, also known as Azariah in Kings, twice (2 Chronicles 26:1–2, 3–5). He quoted two passages from Kings (2 Kings 14:21–22; 15:2–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. He built Eloth--or, "He it was who built Eloth." The account of the fortifications of this port on the Red Sea, which Uzziah restored to the kingdom of Judah (2Ch 33:13), is placed before the chronological notices (2Ch 26:3), either on account of the importance attached to the conquest of Eloth, or from the desire of the historian to introduce Uzziah as the king, who was known as the conqueror of Eloth. Besides, it indicates that the conquest occurred…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 26:2

• Elath
• Uzziah

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Cast
• Fighting
• Mighty
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Zabad

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings