2 Chronicles 26:1-7 ▼

1 All the people of Judah made Uzziah king in place of his father Amaziah. Uzziah was sixteen years old at the time.

2 He rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah had been laid to rest with his ancestors.

3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for 52 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecholiah. She was from Jerusalem.

4 He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, following the example set by his father Amaziah's accomplishments.

5 Uzziah kept on seeking God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to fear God, and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosperous.

6 One time Uzziah went out and battled the Philistines. He tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities in the Ashdod area among the Philistines.

7 God helped Uzziah defeat the Philistines, the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites.