2 Chronicles 26

1And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

1All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king to succeed his father Amaziah.

2He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

2After King Amaziah died and was buried with his ancestors, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Eloth and restored it to Judah.

3Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.

3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

4And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

4He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, following the examples of his father Amaziah.

5And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.

5He sought God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to fear and honor God. As long as Uzziah sought the Lord, God gave him success.

6And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

6He went out to war against the Philistines and tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He also built cities near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

7And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.

7God helped him in his battles against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and the Meunites.

8And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong.

8The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt because he became extremely powerful.

9Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

9Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and at the angle of the wall, and he reinforced them.

10And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.

10He also built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns because he owned a lot of livestock in the foothills and on the plains. He had farmers and vineyard workers in the mountains and fertile fields, for he loved the land.

11Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.

11Uzziah had a trained army of soldiers ready to go out to battle by divisions. Their numbers were recorded by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders.

12The whole number of the heads of fathers’ houses, even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.

12The total number of family leaders over these brave warriors was two thousand six hundred.

13And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

13Under their command was a powerful army of three hundred seven thousand five hundred men, a mighty force capable of helping the king against any enemy.

14And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.

14Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones for the entire army.

15And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the battlements, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

15In Jerusalem, he built machines designed by skilled men to be placed on the towers and corners of the walls to shoot arrows and large stones. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became very powerful.

16But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Jehovah his God; for he went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

16But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

17And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of Jehovah, that were valiant men:

17Azariah the priest went in after him, followed by eighty other brave priests of the Lord.

18and they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It pertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto Jehovah, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honor from Jehovah God.

18They confronted King Uzziah and said, "It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are set apart for this. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful! You will not be honored by the Lord God for this."

19Then Uzziah was wroth; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy brake forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah, beside the altar of incense.

19Uzziah, who had a censor in his hand to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in the Lord’s temple next to the incense altar, a skin disease broke out on his forehead.

20And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.

20When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw the skin disease on his forehead. They rushed him out of there, and he himself hurried to leave because the Lord had struck him.

21And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

21King Uzziah had this skin disease until the day he died. He lived in a separate house and was excluded from the temple of the Lord. His son Jotham took charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.

22The rest of the events of Uzziah’s reign, from beginning to end, were recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

23So Uzziah slept 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: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

23Uzziah died and was buried near his ancestors in a burial field belonging to the kings, for the people said, "He had a skin disease." His son Jotham became king in his place.