2 Chronicles 26:6-21

6Now he went out and 1fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the area of Ashdod and among the Philistines. 72God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites. 8The Ammonites gave 3tribute to Uzziah, and his 4fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. 9Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at 5the Corner Gate, the 6Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress, and he fortified them. 10He also built towers in the wilderness and 7carved out many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the 8lowland and in the plain. He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil. 11Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which 9entered combat by divisions according to the number of their muster, 10recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s officers. 12The total number of the heads of the 11households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600. 13Under their direction was an army of 12307,500, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy. 14Moreover, Uzziah prepared 13for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slingstones. 15In Jerusalem he made machines of war invented by skillful workmen to be on the towers and the corners, for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. So his 14fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

16But 15when he became strong, his heart was so 16proud that he acted corruptly, and he was untrue to the Lord his God, for 17he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17Then 18Azariah the priest entered after him, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, valiant men. 1819They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, “20It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, 21but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been untrue and will have no honor from the Lord God.” 19But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, 22leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the altar of incense. 20Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they quickly removed him from there, and he himself also hurried to get out because the Lord had stricken him. 2123King Uzziah had leprosy to the day of his death; and he lived in 24a separate house, afflicted as he was with leprosy, for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. And his son Jotham was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.