2Ch 26 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 6 took 1 all 2 the 3 people 4 of the 5 land] Uzziah, and he was a son sixteen years old, and they gave him reign in place of his father Amaziah.

2 Chronicles 26

CHAPTER 26 Uzziah Reigns in Judah

1 And [⁶took ¹all ²the ³people ⁴of the ⁵land] Uzziah, and he was a son sixteen years old, and they gave him reign in place of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth; he returned it to Judah after [³slept ¹the ²king] with his fathers. 3 [²was a son ³being sixteen ⁴years old ¹Uzziah] in his taking reign. And fifty and two years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem. 4 And he did upright before the lord, according to all as much as [³did ¹Amaziah ²his father]. 5 And he was seeking after the lord in the days of Zechariah, the one perceiving in a vision of God. And in the days in which he sought after the lord, [³prospered ⁴him ¹the lord ²God].

Judah Wars Against the Philistines

6 And he went forth and waged war against the Philistines, and tore down the walls of Gath, and the walls of Jabneh, and the walls of Ashdod. And he built cities in Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7 And [²strengthened ³him ¹the lord] against the Philistines, and against the Arabians, the ones dwelling upon the rock, and against the Mehunim. 8 And [³gave ¹the ²Mehunim] gifts to Uzziah. And [²was ¹his name] famous unto the entrance of Egypt, for he strengthened himself even higher. 9 And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem, both at the gate of the corner, and at the gate of the ravine, and at the corners; and he strengthened them. 10 And he built towers in the wilderness, and quarried [²wells ¹many]; for [²cattle ¹much] existed to him in Sephela and in the plain -- farmers and vine dressers in the mountains and in Carmel; for he was fond of husbandry. 11 And there existed to Uzziah a force to make war, and for going forth into battle array. And the count of the numbering of them was through the hand of Jeiel the scribe, and Maaseiah the judge, and through the hand of Hananiah, the substitute for the king. 12 All the number of the rulers of the families of the mighty ones for war -- two thousand six hundred. 13 And with them a force for warfare -- three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred. These are the ones preparing for war in a force of strength, to help the king over the opponents. 14 And [²made preparations ³for them ¹Uzziah], giving to all the force shields, and spears, and helmets, and chest plates, and bows, and slings for stones. 15 And he made in Jerusalem machines being constructed for devices to be upon the towers, and upon the corners, to throw arrows and [²stones ¹great]. And [³was heard about ²apparatus ¹their] unto a distance, for he was wonderfully helped until of which time he grew strong.

King Uzziah's Leprosy

16 And as he grew strong [²was raised up ¹his heart] to corrupt. And he transgressed against the lord his God, and he entered into the temple of the lord to burn incense upon the altar of the of incenses. 17 And [⁴entered ⁵after ⁶him ¹Azariah ²the ³priest], and with him eighty priests of the lord -- sons of power. 18 And they stood by against Uzziah the king, and they said to him, It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the lord, but only to the priests, to the sons of Aaron, to the ones having been sanctified to burn incense. Go forth from the sanctuary! for you departed from the lord, for [²will not ³be ⁴to you ¹this] for glory from the lord God. 19 And Uzziah was enraged. And in his hand was the incense pan to burn incense in the temple. And in his being enraged against the priests, that leprosy rose on his forehead before the priests in the house of the lord upon the altar of the incenses. 20 And [⁵turned ⁶unto ⁷him ¹Azariah ²the ⁴priest ³foremost], and the priests, and behold, he was leprous in the forehead. And they hastened him from there, for even he himself hastened to come forth, for [³reproved ⁴him ¹the ² lord]. 21 And Uzziah the king was leprous until the day of his decease. And [²in ³a house ⁴for the sick ¹he settled], being leprous, for he was severed from the house of the lord. And Jotham his son was over his kingdom, to judge the people of the land. 22 And the rest of the words of Uzziah, the first and the last, are written by Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet. 23 And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they entombed him with his fathers in the field of the burial place of the kings, for they said, He is leprous. And [³reigned ¹Jotham ²his son] instead of him.