Uzziah King of Judah(A)(B)

26 Then all the people of Judah(C) took Uzziah,[a] who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done. He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear[b] of God.(D) As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.(E)

He went to war against the Philistines(F) and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod.(G) He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs(H) who lived in Gur Baal and against the Meunites.(I) The Ammonites(J) brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.

Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate,(K) at the Valley Gate(L) and at the angle of the wall, and he fortified them. 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

11 Uzziah had a well-trained army, ready to go out by divisions according to their numbers as mustered by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officials. 12 The total number of family leaders over the fighting men was 2,600. 13 Under their command was an army of 307,500 men trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies. 14 Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army.(M) 15 In Jerusalem he made devices invented for use on the towers and on the corner defenses so that soldiers could shoot arrows and hurl large stones from the walls. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.

16 But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride(N) led to his downfall.(O) He was unfaithful(P) to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense(Q) on the altar of incense. 17 Azariah(R) the priest with eighty other courageous priests of the Lord followed him in. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests,(S) the descendants(T) of Aaron,(U) who have been consecrated to burn incense.(V) Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored by the Lord God.”

19 Uzziah, who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the Lord’s temple, leprosy[c](W) broke out on his forehead. 20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was eager to leave, because the Lord had afflicted him.

21 King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house[d](X)—leprous, and banned from the temple of the Lord. Jotham his son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

22 The other events of Uzziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah(Y) son of Amoz. 23 Uzziah(Z) rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in a cemetery that belonged to the kings, for people said, “He had leprosy.” And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.(AA)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:1 Also called Azariah
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:5 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; other Hebrew manuscripts vision
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:19 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verses 20, 21 and 23.
  4. 2 Chronicles 26:21 Or in a house where he was relieved of responsibilities

Uzziah Reigns in Judah(A)

26 Now all the people of Judah took [a]Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. He built [b]Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers.

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. And he did what was (B)right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. (C)He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who (D)had understanding in the [c]visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him (E)prosper.

Now he went out and (F)made war against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities around Ashdod and among the Philistines. God helped him against (G)the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites. Also the Ammonites (H)brought tribute to Uzziah. His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong.

And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the (I)Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress of the wall; then he fortified them. 10 Also he built towers in the desert. He dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains; he also had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in [d]Carmel, for he loved the soil.

11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by companies, according to the number on their roll as prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains. 12 The total number of [e]chief officers of the mighty men of valor was two thousand six hundred. 13 And under their authority was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 Then Uzziah prepared for them, for the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slings to cast stones. 15 And he made devices in Jerusalem, invented by (J)skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped till he became strong.

The Penalty for Uzziah’s Pride(K)

16 But (L)when he was strong his heart was (M)lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God (N)by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 So (O)Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord—valiant men. 18 And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, “It (P)is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the (Q)priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from the Lord God.”

19 Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, (R)leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar. 20 And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he also (S)hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck him.

21 (T)King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an (U)isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, the prophet (V)Isaiah the son of Amoz wrote. 23 (W)So Uzziah [f]rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” Then Jotham his son reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:1 Azariah, 2 Kin. 14:21ff.
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:2 Heb. Eloth
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:5 Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Tg., Arab. fear
  4. 2 Chronicles 26:10 Or the fertile fields
  5. 2 Chronicles 26:12 Lit. chief fathers
  6. 2 Chronicles 26:23 Died and joined his ancestors

Reinado de Uzías

26 Y todo el pueblo de Judá tomó a Uzías[a], que tenía dieciséis años, y lo hicieron rey en lugar de su padre Amasías. Él edificó a Elot[b] y la restituyó a Judá después que el rey durmió con sus padres. (A)Uzías tenía dieciséis años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó cincuenta y dos años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Jecolías, de Jerusalén. E hizo lo recto ante los ojos del Señor, conforme a todo lo que su padre Amasías había hecho. Y persistió en buscar a Dios en los días de Zacarías(B), quien tenía entendimiento(C) por medio de la visión[c] de Dios; y mientras buscó al[d] Señor, Dios le prosperó(D).

Salió y peleó contra los filisteos(E), y derribó la muralla de Gat, la muralla de Jabnia y la muralla de Asdod; y edificó ciudades en la región de Asdod y entre los filisteos. Y Dios lo ayudó contra los filisteos, contra los árabes(F) que habitaban en Gurbaal y contra los meunitas. Y los amonitas pagaron tributo(G) a Uzías, y su fama se divulgó hasta la frontera[e] de Egipto, pues llegó a ser muy poderoso. Uzías edificó además torres en Jerusalén en la puerta del Angulo(H), en la puerta del Valle(I) y en la esquina de la muralla, y las fortificó. 10 Edificó también torres en el desierto y excavó muchas cisternas(J), porque tenía mucho ganado, tanto en las tierras bajas[f] como en la llanura. También tenía labradores y viñadores en la región montañosa y en los campos fértiles porque amaba la tierra[g]. 11 Tenía también Uzías un ejército listo para la batalla, que salía al combate por divisiones conforme al número de su alistamiento, preparado por el[h] escriba Jeiel y el oficial Maasías, bajo la dirección de Hananías, uno de los oficiales del rey. 12 El número total de los jefes de familia, guerreros valientes, era de dos mil seiscientos. 13 Y bajo su mando[i] estaba un ejército poderoso de trescientos siete mil quinientos, que hacían la guerra con gran poder(K), para ayudar al rey contra el enemigo. 14 Uzías proveyó además a todo el ejército[j] de escudos, lanzas, yelmos, corazas, arcos y hondas para tirar piedras. 15 Y en Jerusalén hizo máquinas de guerra inventadas por hombres hábiles para ponerlas en las torres y en las esquinas, para arrojar flechas y grandes piedras. Por eso su fama[k] se extendió lejos, porque fue ayudado en forma prodigiosa hasta que se hizo fuerte.

16 Pero cuando llegó a ser fuerte, su corazón se hizo tan orgulloso[l] que obró corruptamente(L), y fue infiel al Señor su Dios, pues entró al templo del Señor para quemar incienso sobre el altar del incienso(M). 17 Entonces el sacerdote Azarías(N) entró tras él, y con él ochenta sacerdotes del Señor, hombres valientes, 18 y se opusieron al rey Uzías(O), y le dijeron: No te corresponde a ti, Uzías, quemar incienso al Señor, sino a los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, que son consagrados para quemar incienso(P). Sal del santuario, porque has sido infiel y no recibirás honra del Señor Dios. 19 Pero Uzías, con un incensario en su mano para quemar incienso, se llenó de ira; y mientras estaba airado contra los sacerdotes, la lepra le brotó(Q) en la frente, delante de los sacerdotes en la casa del Señor, junto al altar del incienso. 20 Y el sumo sacerdote Azarías y todos los sacerdotes lo miraron, y he aquí, tenía lepra en la frente; y le hicieron salir de allí a toda prisa, y también él mismo se apresuró a salir, porque el Señor lo había herido. 21 (R)Y el rey Uzías quedó leproso hasta el día de su muerte, y habitó en una casa separada(S), ya que era leproso, porque fue excluido de la casa del Señor. Y su hijo Jotam estaba al frente de la casa del rey gobernando[m] al pueblo de la tierra. 22 Los demás hechos de Uzías, los primeros y los postreros, fueron escritos por el profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz(T). 23 Y durmió Uzías con sus padres, y lo sepultaron con sus padres en el campo del sepulcro que pertenecía a los reyes(U), porque dijeron: Es leproso. Y su hijo Jotam reinó en su lugar.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Crónicas 26:1 En 2 Rey. 14:21, Azarías
  2. 2 Crónicas 26:2 En 2 Rey. 14:22, Elat
  3. 2 Crónicas 26:5 Muchos mss. dicen: en el temor
  4. 2 Crónicas 26:5 Lit., en los días de su búsqueda del
  5. 2 Crónicas 26:8 Lit., su nombre fue hasta la entrada
  6. 2 Crónicas 26:10 Heb., Sefela
  7. 2 Crónicas 26:10 O, le gustaba la agricultura
  8. 2 Crónicas 26:11 Lit., alistamiento, por la mano del
  9. 2 Crónicas 26:13 Lit., mano
  10. 2 Crónicas 26:14 Lit., para ellos, para todos
  11. 2 Crónicas 26:15 Lit., nombre
  12. 2 Crónicas 26:16 Lit., elevado
  13. 2 Crónicas 26:21 Lit., juzgando

Uzziah Reigns in Judah

26 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers. Uzziah was (A)sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. He set himself to seek God (B)in the days of Zechariah, (C)who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.

He went out and (D)made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. God helped him (E)against the Philistines and against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal and against the (F)Meunites. The Ammonites (G)paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread even to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at (H)the Corner Gate and at (I)the Valley Gate and at (J)the Angle, and fortified them. 10 And he built towers in the wilderness and (K)cut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil. 11 Moreover, Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders. 12 The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600. 13 Under their command was an army of (L)307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, (M)coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging. 15 In Jerusalem he made machines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong.

Uzziah's Pride and Punishment

16 But when (N)he was strong, (O)he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 But (P)Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the Lord who were men of valor, 18 and they withstood King Uzziah and said to him, (Q)“It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, (R)but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have done wrong, and it will bring you no honor from the Lord God.” 19 Then Uzziah was angry. Now he had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and when he became angry with the priests, (S)leprosy[a] broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, by the altar of incense. 20 And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead! And they rushed him out quickly, and he himself hurried to go out, because the Lord had struck him. 21 (T)And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper lived (U)in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the Lord. And Jotham his son was over the king's household, governing the people of the land.

22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, (V)Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz wrote. 23 And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” And Jotham his son reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:19 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13