1-3 After the death of King Amaziah, the people of Judah crowned his son Uzziah26.1-3 Uzziah: In the parallel passages in 2 Kings, he is called "Azariah" (see also 1 Chronicles 3.10-15). He is also called "Uzziah" in 2 Kings 15.13; Isaiah 1.1; Hosea 1.1; and Amos 1.1. One of these names was probably his birth name, while the other was his name after he became king.king, even though he was only 16 at the time. Uzziahruled 52 years from Jerusalem, the hometown of his mother Jecoliah. During his rule, he recaptured and rebuilt the town of Elath.
4 He obeyed the Lordby doing right, as his father Amaziahhad done. 5 Zechariah was Uzziah’s advisor and taught him to obey God. And so, as long as Zechariah was alive, Uzziah was faithful to God, and God made him successful.
6 While Uzziah was king, he started a war against the Philistines. He smashed the walls of the cities of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, then rebuilt towns around Ashdodand in other parts of Philistia. 7 God helped him defeat the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur-Baal, and the Meunites. 8 Even the Ammonites paid taxes to Uzziah. He became very powerful, and people who lived as far away as Egyptheard about him.
9 In Jerusalem, Uzziahbuilt fortified towers at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the place where the city wall turned inward.26.9 the place where the city wall turned inward: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.10 He also built defense towers out in the desert.
He owned such a large herd of livestock in the western foothills and in the flatlands, that he had cisterns dug there to catch the rainwater. He loved farming, so he had crops and vineyards planted in the hill country wherever there was fertile soil, and he hired farmers to take care of them.
11 Uzziah’s army was always ready for battle. Jeieland Maaseiahwere the officers who kept track of the number of soldiers, and these two men were under the command of Hananiah, one of Uzziah’s officials. 12,13 There were 307,500 trained soldiers, all under the command of 2,600 clan leaders. These powerful troops protected the king against any enemy. 14 Uzziahsupplied his army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and stones used for slinging. 15 Some of his skilled workers invented machines that could shoot arrows and sling large stones. Uzziah set these up in Jerusalemat his defense towers and at the corners of the city wall.
God helped Uzziah become more and more powerful, and he was famous all over the world.
Uzziah Becomes Too Proud
16 Uzziah became proud of his power, and this led to his downfall.
One day, Uzziah disobeyed the Lordhis God by going into the temple and burning incense as an offering to him.26.16 going into the temple and burning incense as an offering to him: This was to be done only by priests (see Exodus 30.1-10; Numbers 16.39,40).17 Azariahthe priest and 80 other brave priests followed Uzziah into the temple 18 Ex 30.7,8;Nu 3.10.and said, "Your Majesty, this isn’t right! You are not allowed to burn incense to the Lord. That must be done only by priests who are descendants of Aaron. You will have to leave! You have sinned against the Lord, and so he will no longer bless you."
19 Uzziah, who was standing next to the incense altar at the time, was holding the incense burner, ready to offer incense to the Lord. He became very angry when he heard Azariah’s warning, and leprosy26.19 leprosy: The word translated "leprosy" was used for many different kinds of skin diseases.suddenly appeared on his forehead! 20 Azariahand the other priests saw it and immediately told him to leave the temple. Uzziah realized that the Lordhad punished him, so he hurried to get outside.
21 Uzziahhad leprosy the rest of his life. He was no longer allowed in the temple or in his own palace. That’s why his son Jothamlived there and ruled in his place.
22 Everything else Uzziahdid while he was king is in the records written by the prophet Isaiahson of Amoz. 23 Is 6.1.Since Uzziahhad leprosy, he could not be buried in the royal tombs. Instead, he was buried in a nearby cemetery that the kings owned. His son Jothamthen became king.
Pessoa
Tribo de Judah
Amaziah
אֲמַצְיָ֥הamatsəyah
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Elath is a city in the land of Edom, near Ezion-geber, rebuilt for Judah and later recovered for Aram by Rezin king of Aram, who drove out the men of Judah (2 Kings 16:6).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Philistia is the land of the Philistines, where Gath was located. The Lord says that Philistia acted in vengeance and, with ancient hostility, sought to destroy Judah (Ezekiel 25:15).
Gath was a city of the Philistines where David fled, and Saul no longer searched for him. The Philistines also moved the ark of the God of Israel there (1 Samuel 27:4).
Ashdod was one of the cities of the five Philistine rulers; there Dagon was found fallen before the ark of the Lord, and the Lord’s hand was heavy on the people, afflicting them with tumors (1 Samuel 5:6).
Ashdod was one of the cities of the five Philistine rulers; there Dagon was found fallen before the ark of the Lord, and the Lord’s hand was heavy on the people, afflicting them with tumors (1 Samuel 5:6).
Philistia is the land of the Philistines, where Gath was located. The Lord says that Philistia acted in vengeance and, with ancient hostility, sought to destroy Judah (Ezekiel 25:15).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
The Corner Gate was a gate in the wall of Jerusalem. Joash king of Israel broke down part of the wall from the Ephraim Gate to this gate, and Uzziah built fortified towers there (2 Kings 14:13).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Aaron, brother of Moses, spoke for him before Pharaoh and was the first high priest of Israel, consecrated with his sons for the priesthood (Exodus 4:14).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Jotham was king of Judah, son of Uzziah; he governed the people while his leper father lived in a separate house, and at his father’s death became king. Ahaz, Jotham’s son, succeeded him (2 Kings 15:38).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Isaiah, son of Amoz, was the prophet who had a vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He sent King Hezekiah the Lord’s answer to the prayer about Sennacherib king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:20).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Jotham was king of Judah, son of Uzziah; he governed the people while his leper father lived in a separate house, and at his father’s death became king. Ahaz, Jotham’s son, succeeded him (2 Kings 15:38).