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 his father Amaziah’s place. Uzziah built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah had passed away. 3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem. 4He did what the Lord approved, 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 8:17Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Elat on the coast in the land of Edom.
• 2 Kings 14:22Azariah built up Elat and restored it to Judah after the king had passed away.
• 2 Kings 16:6(At that time King Rezin of Syria recovered Elat for Syria; he drove the Judahites from there. Syrians arrived in Elat and live there to this very day.)
• 2 Chronicles 25:23King Joash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah, son of Joash son of Jehoahaz, in Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem. He broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate – a distance of about six hundred feet.

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