2 Chronicles 26
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Now 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 Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers.
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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.
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And he did what was a right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
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b He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who c had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him d prosper.
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Now he went out and e 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.
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God helped him against f the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites.
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Also the Ammonites g brought tribute to Uzziah. His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong.
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And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the h Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress of the wall; then he fortified them.
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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 Carmel, for he loved the soil.
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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.
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The total number of chief officers of the mighty men of valor was two thousand six hundred.
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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.
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Then Uzziah prepared for them, for the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slings to cast stones.
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And he made devices in Jerusalem, invented by i 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.
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But j when he was strong his heart was k lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the LORD his God l by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
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So m Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the LORD - valiant men.
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And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, "It n is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the o 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."
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Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, p leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the incense altar.
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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 q hurried to get out, because the LORD had struck him.
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r King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an s 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.
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Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, the prophet t Isaiah the son of Amoz wrote.
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u So Uzziah 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.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 24:2
Joash did what was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
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2 Chronicles 24:2
Joash did what was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
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Genesis 41:15
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it.
Daniel 1:17
As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge 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 message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, but the appointed time was long; and he understood the message, and had understanding of the vision.
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2 Chronicles 15:2
And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 20:20
So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.
2 Chronicles 31:21
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.
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Isaiah 14:29
Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent's roots will come forth a viper, And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
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2 Chronicles 21:16
Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabians who were near the Ethiopians.
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2 Samuel 8:2
Then he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute.
2 Chronicles 17:11
Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver as tribute; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.
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2 Kings 14:13
Then Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah ki...
2 Chronicles 25:23
Then Joash the king of Israel captured Amaziah ...
Nehemiah 3:13
Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired th...
Nehemiah 3:19
And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the lea...
Nehemiah 3:32
And between the upper room at the corner, as fa...
Zechariah 14:10
All the land shall be turned into a plain from ...
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Exodus 39:3
And they beat the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads, to work it in with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, into artistic designs.
Exodus 39:8
And he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.
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Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
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Deuteronomy 8:14
When your heart is lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
2 Chronicles 25:19
"Indeed you say that you have defeated the Edomites, and your heart is lifted up to boast. Stay at home now; why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall - you and Judah with you?"
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1 Kings 13:1 - 4
And behold, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD, and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
2 Kings 16:12
And when the king came back from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached the altar and made offerings on it.
2 Kings 16:13
So he burned his burnt offering and his grain offering; and he poured his drink offering and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
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1 Chronicles 6:10
Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem).
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Numbers 3:10
"So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."
Numbers 16:39
So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned up had presented, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar.
Numbers 16:40
To be a memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the LORD, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the LORD had said to him through Moses.
Numbers 18:7
"Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."
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Exodus 30:7
Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.
Exodus 30:8
And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
Hebrews 7:14
For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
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Leviticus 13:42
And if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a reddish-white sore, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead.
Numbers 12:10
And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper.
2 Kings 5:25 - 27
Now he went in and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, "Where did you go, Gehazi?" And he said, "Your servant did not go anywhere.
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Esther 6:12
Afterward Mordecai went back to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.
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2 Kings 15:5
Then the LORD struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death; so he dwelt in an isolated house. And Jotham the king's son was over the royal house, judging the people of the land.
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Leviticus 13:46
He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.
Numbers 5:2
Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse.
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2 Kings 20:1
In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, "Thus says the LORD: 'Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live.'
2 Chronicles 32:20
Now because of this King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed and cried out to heaven.
2 Chronicles 32:32
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, indeed they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
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.
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2 Kings 15:7
So Azariah rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David. Then Jotham his son reigned in his place.
2 Chronicles 21:20
He was thirty-two years old when he became king. He reigned in Jerusalem eight years and, to no one's sorrow, departed. However they buried him in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
2 Chronicles 28:27
So Ahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem; but they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.
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