2 Chronicles 26
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And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
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He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.
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Uzziah was e sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
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And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
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He set himself to seek God f in the days of Zechariah, g who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.
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He went out and h 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.
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God helped him i against the Philistines and against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal and against the j Meunites.
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The Ammonites k paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread even to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong.
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Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at l the Corner Gate and at m the Valley Gate and at n the Angle, and fortified them.
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And he built towers in the wilderness and o 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.
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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.
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The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600.
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Under their command was an army of p 307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
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And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, q coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
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In Jerusalem he made engines, 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.
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But when r he was strong, s 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.
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But t Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the Lord who were men of valor,
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and they withstood King Uzziah and said to him, u "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, v 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."
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Then Uzziah was angry. Now he had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and when he became angry with the priests, w leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, by the altar of incense.
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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.
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x And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper lived y 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.
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Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, z Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz wrote.
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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.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 26:3 - 4
Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
2 Kings 15:2 - 3
He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 24:2
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
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Daniel 1:17
As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Daniel 10:1
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision.
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Isaiah 14:29
Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.
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2 Chronicles 21:16
And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the anger of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are near the Ethiopians.
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2 Chronicles 20:1
After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle.
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2 Chronicles 17:11
Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute, and the Arabians also brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
2 Samuel 8:2
And he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
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2 Kings 14:13
And Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for four hundred cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.
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Nehemiah 2:13
I went out by night by the Valley Gate to the Dragon Spring and to the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that were broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.
Nehemiah 2:15
Then I went up in the night by the valley and inspected the wall, and I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned.
Nehemiah 3:13
Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.
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Nehemiah 3:19
Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the buttress.
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Deuteronomy 6:11
And houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant - and when you eat and are full.
Nehemiah 9:25
And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
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2 Chronicles 25:5
Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by fathers' houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those twenty years old and upward, and found that they were 300,000 choice men, fit for war, able to handle spear and shield.
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Nehemiah 4:16
From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah.
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2 Chronicles 12:1
When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.
Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 32:25
But Hezekiah did not make return according to t...
Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus say...
Ezekiel 28:5
By your great wisdom in your trade you have inc...
Ezekiel 28:17
Your heart was proud because of your beauty; yo...
2 Chronicles 25:19
You say, 'See, I have struck down Edom,' and yo...
Deuteronomy 8:14
Then your heart be lifted up, and you forget th...
2 Kings 14:10
You have indeed struck down Edom, and your hear...
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1 Chronicles 6:10
And Johanan fathered Azariah ( it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem).
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Numbers 16:40
To be a reminder to the people of Israel, so that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his company - as the Lord said to him through Moses.
Numbers 18:7
And you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
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Exodus 30:7 - 8
And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it.
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Exodus 4:6
Again, the Lord said to him, "Put your hand inside your cloak." And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow.
Numbers 12:10
When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.
2 Kings 5:27
Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever." So he went out from his presence a leper, like snow.
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2 Chronicles 26:21 - 23
And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper lived 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.
2 Kings 15:5 - 7
And the Lord touched the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land.
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Leviticus 13:46
He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp.
Numbers 5:2
Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp everyone who is leprous or has a discharge and everyone who is unclean through contact with the dead.
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Isaiah 1:1
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
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