2 Chronicles 26:1-8 ▼

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.