Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Second
Chronicles: Chapter 26
1. THEN
all the people of Judah took Uz-zi-ah, who was sixteen years old, and
made him king in the room of his father Am-a-zi-ah.
2. He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept
with his fathers.
3. Sixteen years old was Uz-zi-ah when he began to reign, and he reigned
fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was
Jec-o-li-ah of Jerusalem.
4. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according
to all that his father Am-a-zi-ah did.
5. And he sought God in the days of Zech-a-ri-ah, who had understanding
in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him
to prosper.
6. 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.
7. And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians
that dwelt in Gur-ba-al, and the Me-hu-nims.
8. And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uz-zi-ah: and his name spread abroad
even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself
exceedingly.
9. Moreover Uz-zi-ah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and
at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
10. 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.
11. Moreover Uz-zi-ah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war
by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of
Je-i-el the scribe and Ma-a-sei-ah the ruler, under the hand of
Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
12. The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of
valour were two thousand and six hundred.
13. 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.
14. And Uz-zi-ah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and
spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast
stones.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. And Az-a-ri-ah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore
priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
18. And they withstood Uz-zi-ah 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.
19. Then Uz-zi-ah 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.
20. And Az-i-riah 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.
21. And Uz-zi-ah 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.
22. Now the rest of the acts of Uz-zi-ah, first and last, did Isaiah the
prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
23. So Uz-zi-ah 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.
June 6
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