2 Chronicles 26:1-7 ▼

1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah's place.

2 Uzziah built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah had passed away.

3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.

4 He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.

5 He followed God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed the LORD, God caused him to succeed.

6 Uzziah attacked the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.

7 God helped him in his campaigns against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites.