Then all the people of Judah
took
Uzziah
, who was sixteen
years
old
, and made him king
in the room of his father
Amaziah
.
He built Eloth
, and restored
it to Judah
, after
that the king
slept
with his fathers
.
Sixteen years
old
was Uzziah
when he began to reign
, and he reigned
fifty
and two
years
in Jerusalem
. His mother's
name
also was Jecoliah
of Jerusalem
.
And he did that which was right
in the sight
of the LORD
, according to all that his father
Amaziah
did
.
And he sought God
in the days
of Zechariah
, who had understanding
in the visions
of God
: and as long as
he sought
the LORD
, God
made him to prosper
.
And he went forth and warred
against the Philistines
, and brake down
the wall
of Gath
, and the wall
of Jabneh
, and the wall
of Ashdod
, and built
cities
about Ashdod
, and among the Philistines
.
And God helped
him against the Philistines
, and against the Arabians
that dwelt
in Gurbaal
, and the Mehunims
.
And the Ammonites gave
gifts
to Uzziah
: and his name
spread abroad
even to the entering
in of Egypt
; for he strengthened
himself exceedingly
.
Moreover Uzziah built
towers
in Jerusalem
at the corner
gate
, and at the valley
gate
, and at the turning
of the wall , and fortified
them.
Also he built towers
in the desert
, and digged
many
wells
: for he had much
cattle
, both in the low country
, and in the plains
: husbandmen
also , and vine dressers
in the mountains
, and in Carmel
: for he loved
husbandry
.
Moreover Uzziah had an host
of fighting
men
, that went out
to war
by bands
, according to the number
of their account
by the hand
of Jeiel
the scribe
and Maaseiah
the ruler
, under the hand
of Hananiah
, one of the king's
captains
.
The whole number of the chief
of the fathers
of the mighty men
of valour
were two thousand
and six
hundred
.
And under their hand was an army
, three
hundred
thousand
and seven
thousand
and five
hundred
, that made
war
with mighty
power
, to help
the king
against the enemy
.
And Uzziah prepared
for them throughout all the host
shields
, and spears
, and helmets
, and habergeons
, and bows
, and slings
to cast stones
.
And he made in Jerusalem
engines
, invented
by cunning men
, to be on the towers
and upon the bulwarks
, to shoot
arrows
and great
stones
withal. And his name
spread
far abroad
; for he was marvellously
helped
, till
he was strong
.
But when he was strong, his heart
was lifted up
to his destruction
: for he transgressed
against the LORD
his God
, and went
into the temple
of the LORD
to burn incense
upon the altar
of incense
.
And Azariah the priest
went in
after
him, and with him fourscore
priests
of the LORD
, that were valiant
men
:
And they withstood Uzziah
the king
, and said
unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah
, to burn incense
unto the LORD
, but to the priests
the sons
of Aaron
, that are consecrated
to burn incense
: go out
of the sanctuary
; for thou hast trespassed
; neither shall it be for thine honour
from the LORD
God
.
Then Uzziah was wroth
, and had a censer
in his hand
to burn incense
: and while he was wroth
with the priests
, the leprosy
even rose up
in his forehead
before
the priests
in the house
of the LORD
, from beside the incense
altar
.
And Azariah the chief
priest
, and all the priests
, looked
upon him, and, behold, he was leprous
in his forehead
, and they thrust him out
from thence; yea, himself hasted
also to go out
, because the LORD
had smitten
him.
And Uzziah the king
was a leper
unto the day
of his death
, and dwelt in
a several
house
, being a leper
; for he was cut off
from the house
of the LORD
: and Jotham
his son
was over the king's
house
, judging
the people
of the land
.
Now the rest of the acts
of Uzziah
, first
and last
, did Isaiah
the prophet
, the son
of Amoz
, write
.
So Uzziah slept
with his fathers
, and they buried
him with his fathers
in the field
of the burial
which belonged to the kings
; for they said
, He is a leper
: and Jotham
his son
reigned
in his stead.