| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. | 1And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah. |
| 2He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers. | 2He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers. |
| 3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. | 3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem. |
| 4And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. | 4He did right in the sight of the LORD according to all that his father Amaziah had done. |
| 5He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper. | 5He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God prospered him. |
| 6He went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. | 6Now he went out and warred 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. |
| 7God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal and against the Meunites. | 7God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites. |
| 8The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread even to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. | 8The Ammonites also gave tribute to Uzziah, and his fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. |
| 9Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the Angle, and fortified them. | 9Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the corner buttress and fortified them. |
| 10And he built towers in the wilderness and cut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil. | 10He built towers in the wilderness and hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the lowland and in the plain. He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil. |
| 11Moreover, Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders. | 11Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which entered combat by divisions according to the number of their muster, prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's officers. |
| 12The whole number of the heads of fathers’ houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600. | 12The total number of the heads of the households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600. |
| 13Under their command was an army of 307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. | 13Under their direction was an elite army of 307,500, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy. |
| 14And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging. | 14Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones. |
| 15In Jerusalem he made machines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong. | 15In 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 fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong. |
| 16But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the LORD his God and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. | 16But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. |
| 17But Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the LORD who were men of valor, | 17Then Azariah the priest entered after him and with him eighty priests of the LORD, valiant men. |
| 18and they withstood King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have done wrong, and it will bring you no honor from the LORD God.” | 18They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but 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." |
| 19Then Uzziah was angry. Now he had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and when he became angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, by the altar of incense. | 19But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, the leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the altar of incense. |
| 20And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead! And they rushed him out quickly, and he himself hurried to go out, because the LORD had struck him. | 20Azariah 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. |
| 21And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper lived in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the LORD. And Jotham his son was over the king’s household, governing the people of the land. | 21King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and he lived in a 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. |
| 22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz wrote. | 22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first to last, the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, has written. |
| 23And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” And Jotham his son reigned in his place. | 23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in 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. |
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