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2 Chronicles 26

Uzziah Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

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And allh3605 the peopleh5971a of Judahh3063 tookh3947  1Uzziahh5818, whoh1931 was sixteenh8337ah6240 yearsh8141 oldh1121, and madeh4427a him kingh4427a in the placeh8478 of his fatherh1 Amaziahh558.

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He builth1129 Elothh359 and restoredh7725 it to Judahh3063 afterh310 the kingh4428 slepth7901 with his fathersh1.

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Uzziahh5818 was  asixteenh8337ah6240 yearsh8141 oldh1121 when he becameh4427a kingh4427a, and he reignedh4427a fifty-twoh2572 yearsh8141 in Jerusalemh3389; and his mother'sh517 nameh8034 was  1Jechiliahh3203 of Jerusalemh3389.

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He didh6213a righth3477 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068 according to allh3605 that his fatherh1 Amaziahh558 had doneh6213a.

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 aHe continuedh1961 to seekh1245 Godh430 in the daysh3117 of Zechariahh2148a,  bwho had understandingh995  1through the visionh7200 of Godh430; and  2 cas longh3117 as he soughth1875 the LORDh3068, Godh430 prosperedh6743b him.

Uzziah Succeeds in War

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Now he wenth3318 out and  awarredh3898a against the Philistinesh6430, and brokeh6555 downh6555 the wallh2346 of Gathh1661 and the wallh2346 of Jabnehh2996 and the wallh2346 of Ashdodh795; and he builth1129 citiesh5892b in the area of Ashdodh795 and among the Philistinesh6430.

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 aGodh430 helpedh5826 him againsth5921 the Philistinesh6430, and againsth5921 the Arabiansh6163a who livedh3427 in Gur-baalh1485, and the Meunitesh4586.

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The Ammonitesh5984 also gaveh5414  atributeh4503 to Uzziahh5818, and his  1fameh8034 extendedh1980 to the borderh935 of Egypth4714, for he becameh2388 veryh4605 strongh2388.

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Moreover, Uzziahh5818 builth1129 towersh4026 in Jerusalemh3389 at  athe Cornerh6438 Gateh8179 and at the  bValleyh1516 Gateh8179 and at the cornerh4740 buttressh4740 and fortifiedh2388 them.

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He builth1129 towersh4026 in the wildernessh4057b and  ahewedh2672 manyh7227a cisternsh953a, for he hadh1961 muchh7227a livestockh4735, both in the  1lowlandh8219 and in the plainh4334. He also had plowmenh406 and vinedressersh3755 in the hillh2022 countryh2022 and the fertileh3759 fieldsh3759, for he lovedh157 the soilh127.

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Moreover, Uzziahh5818 hadh1961 an armyh2428 readyh6213a for battleh4421, which  1enteredh3318 combath6635 by divisionsh1416 according to the numberh4557 of their musterh6486,  2preparedh3027 by Jeielh3262 the scribeh5613b and Maaseiahh4641 the officialh7860, underh5921 the directionh3027 of Hananiahh2608a, one of the king'sh4428 officersh8269.

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The totalh3605 numberh4557 of the headsh7218 of the  1householdsh1, of valianth2428 warriorsh1368, was 2,600h505h8337ah3967.

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Underh5921 their directionh3027 was an  1eliteh2428 armyh2428 of  a307,500h7969h3967h505h7651h505h2568h3967, who could wageh6213a warh4421 with greath2428 powerh3581b, to helph5826 the kingh4428 againsth5921 the enemyh340.

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Moreover, Uzziahh5818 preparedh3559  1for allh3605 the armyh6635 shieldsh4043, spearsh7420, helmetsh3553, bodyh8302 armorh8302, bowsh7198 and slingh7050a stonesh68.

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In Jerusalemh3389 he madeh6213a enginesh2810 of war inventedh4284 by skillfulh2803 men to be on the towersh4026 and on the cornersh6438 for the purpose of shootingh3372b arrowsh2671 and greath1419 stonesh68. Hence his  1fameh8034 spreadh3318 afarh5704h7350, for he was marvelouslyh6381 helpedh5826 untilh5704h3588 he was strongh2388.

Pride Is Uzziah's Undoing

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But  awhen he becameh2388 strongh2393, his hearth3820 was so  1proudh1361b that he actedh7843 corruptlyh7843, and he was unfaithfulh4603 to the LORDh3068 his Godh430, for  bhe enteredh935 the templeh1964 of the LORDh3068 to burnh6999 incenseh6999 on the altarh4196 of incenseh7004.

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Then  aAzariahh5838 the priesth3548 enteredh935 afterh310 him and with him eightyh8084 priestsh3548 of the LORDh3068, valianth2428 menh1121.

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 aThey opposedh5975 Uzziahh5818 the kingh4428 and saidh559 to him, " bIt is not for you, Uzziahh5818, to burnh6999 incenseh6999 to the LORDh3068,  cbut for the priestsh3548, the sonsh1121 of Aaronh175 who are consecratedh6942 to burnh6999 incenseh6999. Geth3318 out of the sanctuaryh4720, for you have beenh4603 unfaithfulh4603 and will have noh3808 honorh3519b from the LORDh3068 Godh430."

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But Uzziahh5818, with a censerh4730 in his handh3027 for burningh6999 incenseh6999, was enragedh2196; and while he was enragedh2196 with the priestsh3548,  athe leprosyh6883 brokeh2224 out on his foreheadh4696 beforeh6440 the priestsh3548 in the househ1004 of the LORDh3068, besideh4480h5921 the altarh4196 of incenseh7004.

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Azariahh5838 the chiefh7218 priesth3548 and allh3605 the priestsh3548 lookedh6437 at him, and beholdh2009, he was leproush6879 on his foreheadh4696; and they hurriedh926 him out of thereh8033, and he himselfh1931 alsoh1571 hastenedh1765 to geth3318 out becauseh3588 the LORDh3068 had smittenh5060 him.

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 aKingh4428 Uzziahh5818 was a leperh6879 to the dayh3117 of his deathh4194; and he livedh3427 in  ba separateh2669 househ1004, beingh6879 a leperh6879, for he was cuth1504 offh1504 from the househ1004 of the LORDh3068. And Jothamh3147 his sonh1121 was overh5921 the king'sh4428 househ1004 judgingh8199 the peopleh5971a of the landh776.

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Now the resth3499a of the actsh1697 of Uzziahh5818, firsth7223 to lasth314, the propheth5030  aIsaiahh3470b, the sonh1121 of Amozh531, has writtenh3789.

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So Uzziahh5818 slepth7901 with his fathersh1, and they buriedh6912 him with his fathersh1  ain the fieldh7704 of the graveh6900 whichh834 belonged to the kingsh4428, for they saidh559, "He is a leperh6879." And Jothamh3147 his sonh1121 becameh4427a kingh4427a in his placeh8478.



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