King Uzziah of Judah^(A)

15 In the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel, Uzziah son of Amaziah became king of Judah ² at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. ³ Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the Lord. ⁴ But the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. ⁵ The Lord struck Uzziah with a dreaded skin disease that stayed with him the rest of his life. He lived in a separate house, relieved of all duties, while his son Jotham governed the country.

⁶ Everything else that Uzziah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah. ^7 (B)Uzziah died and was buried in the royal burial ground in David's City, and his son Jotham succeeded him as king.

King Zechariah of Israel

⁸ In the thirty-eighth year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam II became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for six months.

²² and he favored her son Abijah over all his other children, choosing him as the one to succeed him as king.