2Ki 15:1-7 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 15:1-3: 15:1-3 The name Uzziah means Yahweh is my strength. • fifty-two years: The length of Uzziah’s reign (792–740 BC ) reflects changed conditions in the early 700s BC . Assyria was in decline and relations between Israel and Judah were cordial. Uzziah’s spiritual convictions earned God’s blessing so that Judah enjoyed its greatest prosperity since the days of Solomon (2 Chr 26:9-10 ).

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‏ 2 Kings 15:1-7

Summary for 2Kgs 15:1-3: 15:1-3 ^a The name Uzziah means Yahweh is my strength.

• fifty-two years: The length of Uzziah’s reign (792–740 BC) reflects changed conditions in the early 700s BC. Assyria was in decline and relations between Israel and Judah were cordial. Uzziah’s spiritual convictions earned God’s blessing so that Judah enjoyed its greatest prosperity since the days of Solomon (2 Chr 26:9-10 ^b).
15:4 ^c In spite of his good spiritual evaluation, Uzziah continued to allow worship at the pagan shrines (14:4 ^d).
15:5 ^e Because Uzziah usurped the prerogatives of the priesthood (2 Chr 26:16-21 ^f), the Lord struck the king with leprosy. His son Jotham became co-regent (about 750 BC). While Uzziah’s isolation kept him from public duties, he may have continued to exercise political power. King Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria (744–727 BC), in connection with his first western campaign (744–743 BC), mentioned an opponent named Azariau whom many scholars understand as Uzziah.