2 Chronicles 26-28:27
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View commentary related to this passage 2 Chronicles 26 1Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah,
who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 2He
built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 3Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem.
His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 4And he did
that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did. 5And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long
as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. 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 built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7And
God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims. 8And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the
entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly. 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. 10Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many
wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains,
and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. 11Moreover Uzziah had
an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the
scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains. 12The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and 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. 14And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and
helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. 15And
he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great
stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. 16But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the
LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant
men: 18And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him,
It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, 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 honour from the LORD God.
19Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn
incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house
of the LORD, from beside the incense altar. 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 from
thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him. 21And
Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from
the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging 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.
23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with
his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned
in his stead. 2 Chronicles 27 1Jotham was twenty and
five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the
daughter of Zadok. 2And he did that which was right in the
sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the
people did yet corruptly. 3He built the high gate of the house
of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. 4Moreover
he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. 5He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon
gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much
did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. 6So
Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. 7Now
the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and
Judah. 8He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign,
and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9And Jotham slept with
his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 2 Chronicles
28 1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father: 2For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images
for Baalim. 3Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the
son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before
the children of Israel. 4He sacrificed also and burnt incense
in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. 5Wherefore
the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude
of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him
with a great slaughter. 6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew
in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of
their fathers. 7And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah
the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. 8And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons,
and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. 9But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came
to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them
into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven. 10And
now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with
you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God? 11Now hear
me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD
is upon you. 12Then certain of the heads of the children of
Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son
of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, 13And
said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend
to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the
congregation. 15And the men which were expressed by name rose
up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and
gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho,
the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria. 16At
that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 17For
again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. 18The
Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon,
and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof:
and they dwelt there. 19For the LORD brought Judah low because
of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD. 20And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
21For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD,
and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not. 22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this
is that king Ahaz. 23For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus,
which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they
may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. 24And
Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the
doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked
to anger the LORD God of his fathers. 26Now the rest of his
acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem:
but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. | 
