2 Chronicles 26
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2 Chronicles 26:1-8

1Now allH3605 the peopleH5971 of JudahH3063 tookH3947 1UzziahH5818, whoH1931 was sixteenH8337H6240 yearsH8141 oldH1121, and madeH4427 him kingH4427 inH8478 placeH8478 ofH8478 his fatherH1 AmaziahH558. 2He builtH1129 ElothH359 and restoredH7725 it to JudahH3063 afterH310 the kingH4428 2layH7901 downH7901 with his fathersH1. 3UzziahH5818 was 3sixteenH8337H6240 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he becameH4427 kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 for fifty-twoH2572 yearsH8141 in JerusalemH3389; and his mother’sH517 nameH8034 was 4JechiliahH3203 of JerusalemH3389. 4He didH6213 whatH3477 wasH3477 rightH3477 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, in accordance with everythingH3605 that his fatherH1 AmaziahH558 had doneH6213. 55He continuedH1961 to seekH1245 GodH430 in the daysH3117 of ZechariahH2148, 6who had understandingH995 7through the visionH7200 of GodH430; and 89as longH3117 as he soughtH1875 the LordH3068, GodH430 madeH6743 him successfulH6743.

6Now he wentH3318 outH3318 and 10foughtH3898 against the PhilistinesH6430, and brokeH6555 downH6555 the wallH2346 of GathH1661, the wallH2346 of JabnehH2996, and the wallH2346 of AshdodH795; and he builtH1129 citiesH5892 in the area of AshdodH795 and among the PhilistinesH6430. 711GodH430 helpedH5826 him againstH5921 the PhilistinesH6430, and againstH5921 the ArabiansH6163 who livedH3427 in Gur-baalH1485, and the MeunitesH4586. 8The AmmonitesH5984 gaveH5414 12tributeH4503 to UzziahH5818, and his 13fameH8034 extendedH1980 to the borderH935 of EgyptH4714, for he becameH2388 veryH4605 strongH2388.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Chronicles 26:1 In 2 Kin 14:21, Azariah ↩
  2. 2. 2 Chronicles 26:2 I.e., died ↩
  3. 3. 2 Chronicles 26:3 2 Kin 15:2, 3 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Chronicles 26:3 In 2 Kin 15:2, Jecoliah ↩
  5. 5. 2 Chronicles 26:5 2 Chr 24:2 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Chronicles 26:5 Dan 1:17 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Chronicles 26:5 Many mss in the fear of God ↩
  8. 8. 2 Chronicles 26:5 Lit in the days of his seeking ↩
  9. 9. 2 Chronicles 26:5 2 Chr 15:2 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Chronicles 26:6 Is 14:29 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Chronicles 26:7 2 Chr 21:16 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Chronicles 26:8 2 Chr 17:11 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Chronicles 26:8 Lit name went to the entering of Egypt ↩

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