2Chronicles:26

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* Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah , who was sixteen shesh # years old , and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah . * He built Eloth , and restored it to Judah , after that the king slept with his fathers . * Sixteen shesh # years old was Uzziah when he began to reign , and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem . His mothers name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem . * And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD , according to all that his father Amaziah did . * And 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 . * And 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 . * And God helped him against the Philistines , and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal Guwr-Ba #al #, and the Mehunims M @#uwniy #. * And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah : and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt ; for he strengthened himself exceedingly ma #al #. * Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate sha #ar #, and at the valley gate sha #ar #, and at the turning of the wall , and fortified them . * Also 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 . * Moreover 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 Y @#iy #el # the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler , under the hand of Hananiah , one of the kings captains . * The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred me #ah #. * And under their hand was an army chayil #, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred me #ah #, that made war with mighty power , to help the king against the enemy . * And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields , and spears , and helmets , and habergeons , and bows , and slings to cast stones . * And 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 . * But 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 . * And Azariah the priest went in after him , and with him fourscore priests of the LORD , that were valiant men : * And 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 . * Then 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 . * And 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 . * And 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 kings house , judging the people of the land . * Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah , first and last , did Isaiah the prophet , the son of Amoz , write . * So Uzziah slept with s 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 .

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