2Chronicles: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 . * He built Elath and restored it to Judah , after the king rested with his fathers . * 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 . * And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD , according to all that his father Amaziah had done . * 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 prosper . * Now he went out and 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 . * God helped him against the Philistines , against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal , and against the Meunites . * Also the Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah . His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt , for he became exceedingly strong . * And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate , at the Valley Gate , and at the corner buttress of the wall ; then he fortified them . * 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 . * 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 . * The total number of chief officers of the mighty men of valor was two thousand six hundred . * 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 . * Then Uzziah prepared for them , for the entire army , shields , spears , helmets , body armor , bows , and slings to cast stones . * And he made devices in Jerusalem , invented by 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 . * But when he was strong his heart was lifted up , to his destruction , for he transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense . * So Azariah the priest went in after him , and with him were eighty priests of the LORD--valiant men . * And they withstood King Uzziah , and said to him , "It is not for you , Uzziah , to burn incense to the LORD , but for the 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 ." * Then Uzziah became furious ; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense . And while he was angry with the priests , leprosy broke out on his forehead , before the priests in the house of the LORD , beside the incense altar . * 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 hurried to get out , because the LORD had struck him . * King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death . He dwelt in an 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 . * Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah , from first to last , the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz wrote . * 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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