2 Chronicles 26:1-13 ▼

1 All the people of Judah (praised) took Uzziah (Azariah), who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah (YHWH is mighty).

2 Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth (Elath) and restored it to Judah (praised) after King Amaziah \after the king/ rested with his fathers.

3 Uzziah (my strength is YHWH) was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem (city of peace) fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah (YHWH is able); she was from Jerusalem.

4 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD {YHWH}, just as his father Amaziah (YHWH is mighty) had done.

5 He sought God {Elohim} throughout the days of Zechariah (YHWH remembers), who instructed him in the fear [through the vision] of God. And as long as he sought the LORD {YHWH}, God gave him success.

6 Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines (immigrants), and he tore down the walls of Gath (winepress), Jabneh (building of God), and Ashdod (powerful). Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

7 God {Elohim} helped him against the Philistines (immigrants), against the Arabs living in Gur-baal (dwelling of Baal), and against the Meunites (habitations).

8 The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah (my strength is YHWH), and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt (land of bondage), for he had become exceedingly powerful.

9 Uzziah (my strength is YHWH) built towers in Jerusalem (city of peace) at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.

10 Since he had much livestock in the foothills {Shephelah} and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.

11 Uzziah (my strength is YHWH) had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel (God sweeps away) the scribe and Maaseiah (work of YHWH) the officer under the direction of Hananiah (God has favored), one of the royal officers.

12 The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600.

13 Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.