And all the people of Judah took ¹Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers. 3 Uzziah was ^asixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was ¹Jechiliah of Jerusalem. 4 He did right in the sight of the LORD according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 5 ^aHe continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, ^bwho had understanding ¹through the vision of God; and ^2cas long as he sought the LORD, God prospered him.

6 Now he went out and ^awarred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the area of Ashdod and among the Philistines. 7 ^aGod helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites. 8 The Ammonites also gave ^atribute to Uzziah, and his ¹fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. 9 Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at ^athe Corner Gate and at the ^bValley Gate and at the corner buttress and fortified them. 10 He built towers in the wilderness and ^ahewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the ¹lowland and in the plain. He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil. 11 Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which ¹entered combat by divisions according to the number of their muster, ²prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s officers. 12 The total number of the heads of the ¹households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600. 13 Under their direction was an ¹elite army of ^a307,500, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 Moreover, Uzziah prepared ¹for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones. 15 In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his ¹fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

16 But ^awhen he became strong, his heart was so ¹proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for ^bhe entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Then ^aAzariah the priest entered after him and with him eighty priests of the LORD, valiant men. 18 ^aThey opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, “^bIt is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, ^cbut for the priests, the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the LORD God.” 19 But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, ^athe leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the altar of incense. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they hurried him out of there, and he himself also hastened to get out because the LORD had smitten him. 21 ^aKing Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and he lived in ^ba separate 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 Uzziah, first to last, the prophet ^aIsaiah, the son of Amoz, has written. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers ^ain the field of the grave which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” And Jotham his son became king in his place.

Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king Amaziah slept with his fathers in death. 3 Uzziah was ^asixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem. 4 He did right in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that his father Amaziah had done. 5 ^aHe continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, ^bwho had understanding ¹through the vision of God; and ^cas long as he sought (inquired of, longing for) the LORD, God caused him to prosper.

6 He went out and ^amade war against the Philistines, and broke through the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. 7 ^aGod helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabs who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites. 8 The Ammonites paid ^atribute (money) to Uzziah, and his fame spread abroad, even as far as the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. 9 Uzziah also built towers in Jerusalem at ^athe Corner Gate, the ^bValley Gate, and at the corner buttress of the wall, and fortified them. 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and ^adug many cisterns, for he had a great deal of livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plain. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields, for he loved the soil. 11 Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which went into combat by divisions according to the number of their muster as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders. 12 The total number of the heads of the fathers’ households, of valiant men, was 2,600. 13 Under their command was an army of ^a307,500, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 Moreover, Uzziah prepared shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and sling stones for the entire army. 15 In Jerusalem he made machines of war invented by skillful men to be put on the towers and on the corner battlements for the purpose of shooting arrows and large stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

16 But ^awhen Uzziah became strong, he became so proud of himself and his accomplishments that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful and sinned against the LORD his God, for ^bhe went ¹into the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. Num 3:38 17 Then ^aAzariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of the LORD, men of courage. 18 ^aThey opposed King Uzziah and said to him, “^bIt is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, ^cbut for the priests, the sons of Aaron who have been consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the LORD God.” 19 Then Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to burn incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, ^1aleprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the incense altar. 20 As Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked toward him, behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they hurried him out of there, and he also hurried to get out because the LORD had stricken him. 21 ^aKing Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and, being a leper, he lived in ^ba separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the LORD. And his son Jotham took charge of the king’s household, judging and governing the people of the land.

22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from the first to the last, ^aIsaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, has written. Is 1:1 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers in death, and they buried him with his fathers ^ain the burial field of the kings outside the royal tombs, for they said, “He is a leper.” And his son Jotham became king in his place.

Now all the people of Judah took ¹Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king ¹lay down with his fathers. 3 Uzziah was ^asixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was ¹Jechiliah of Jerusalem. 4 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that his father Amaziah had done. 5 ^aHe continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, ^bwho had understanding ¹through the vision of God; and ^2cas long as he sought the LORD, God made him successful.

6 Now he went out and ^afought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the area of Ashdod and among the Philistines. 7 ^aGod helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites. 8 The Ammonites gave ^atribute to Uzziah, and his ¹fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. 9 Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at ^athe Corner Gate, the ^bValley Gate, and at the corner buttress, and he fortified them. 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and ^acarved out many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the ¹lowland and in the plain. He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil. 11 Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which ¹entered combat by divisions according to the number of their muster, ²recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s officers. 12 The total number of the heads of the ¹households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600. 13 Under their direction was an army of ^a307,500, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 Moreover, Uzziah prepared ¹for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slingstones. 15 In Jerusalem he made machines of war invented by skillful workmen to be on the towers and the corners, for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. So his ¹fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

16 But ^awhen he became strong, his heart was so ¹proud that he acted corruptly, and he was untrue to the LORD his God, for ^bhe entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Then ^aAzariah the priest entered after him, and with him eighty priests of the LORD, valiant men. 18 ^aThey opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, “^bIt is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, ^cbut for the priests, the sons of Aaron who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been untrue and will have no honor from the LORD God.” 19 But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, ^aleprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the altar of incense. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they quickly removed him from there, and he himself also hurried to get out because the LORD had stricken him. 21 ^aKing Uzziah had leprosy to the day of his death; and he lived in ^ba separate house, afflicted as he was with leprosy, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. And his son Jotham was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, the first to the last, the prophet ^aIsaiah, the son of Amoz, has written. 23 So Uzziah ¹lay down with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers ^ain the field of the grave which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He had leprosy.” And his son Jotham became king in his place.