Uzziah Reigns in Judah (2 Kings 14:21–22; 2 Kings 15:1–7)
1 UEB All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. BSB BSB: All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
2 UEB It was he who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his ancestors. BSB BSB: Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
3 UEB Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign. He reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
4 UEB He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of his father, Amaziah, in everything. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
5 UEB He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who taught him to honor God. As long as he sought Yahweh, God made him prosper. BSB BSB: He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
6 UEB Uzziah went out and fought against the Philistines. He broke down the city walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod; he built cities in the country of Ashdod and among the Philistines. BSB BSB: Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
7 UEB God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal, and against the Meunites. BSB BSB: God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.
8 UEB The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread, even to the entrance of Egypt, because he was becoming more powerful. BSB BSB: The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.
9 UEB In addition, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. BSB BSB: Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
10 UEB He built watchtowers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, for he had much cattle, in the lowlands as well as in the plains. He had farmers and vine growers in the hill country and in the fruitful fields, for he loved farming. BSB BSB: Since he had much livestock in the foothills 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 UEB In addition, Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war in groups which were organized by their number that were counted by Jeiel, the scribe, and Maaseiah, the officer, under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders. BSB BSB: Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
12 UEB The whole number of the leaders of the families who led the mighty men was 2,600. BSB BSB: The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600.
13 UEB Under their hand was an army of 307,500 men that made war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy. BSB BSB: Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
14 UEB Uzziah prepared for them—for all the army—shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging. BSB BSB: Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
15 UEB In Jerusalem he built machines that were designed by skillful men to be on the towers and on the battlements to shoot arrows and large stones. His fame spread to distant lands, for he was greatly helped and so he became very powerful. BSB BSB: And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
16 UEB But when Uzziah had become powerful, his heart was lifted up so that he acted corruptly; he trespassed against Yahweh, his God, for he went into the house of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense. BSB BSB: But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
17 UEB Azariah, the priest, went in after him, and with him eighty priests of Yahweh, who were brave men. BSB BSB: Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.
18 UEB They resisted Uzziah, the king, and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the holy place, for you have been unfaithful and you will not be honored by Yahweh God." BSB BSB: They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”
19 UEB Then Uzziah became angry. He was holding a censer in his hand to burn incense. While he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of Yahweh, beside the altar of incense. BSB BSB: Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
20 UEB Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and, behold, he had become leprous on his forehead. They quickly drove him out of there. Indeed, he hurried to go out, because Yahweh had struck him. BSB BSB: When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
21 UEB Uzziah, the king, was a leper to the day of his death and lived in a separate house since he was a leper, for he was cut off from the house of Yahweh. Jotham, his son, was over the king's house and ruled the people of the land. BSB BSB: So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.
22 UEB The other matters concerning Uzziah, from first to last, were recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
23 UEB So Uzziah slept with his ancestors; they buried him with his ancestors in a burial ground that belonged to the kings, for they said, "He is a leper." Jotham, his son, became king in his place. BSB BSB: And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings, for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
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