2 Chronicles 26

Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

At the tender age of sixteen, Uzziah was chosen by the people of Judah to fill his father Amaziah's throne, their hearts filled with hope and expectation.

He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

He lovingly rebuilt Eloth, returning it to Judah, after the king his father had joined his ancestors in eternal rest.

Sixteen 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.

At the tender age of sixteen, Uzziah took the throne, ruling Jerusalem for a remarkable fifty-two years. His mother, Jecoliah, a native of Jerusalem, watched her son's reign with pride.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.

He followed the righteous path, just as his father Amaziah had, pleasing the Lord with his actions.

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.

In the days of Zechariah, a man wise in the visions of God, he passionately sought God. As long as he pursued God, he was blessed with success and prosperity.

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.

With a fiery determination, he bravely battled the Philistines. He shattered the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, then constructed cities around Ashdod and amidst the Philistines.

And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.

With divine assistance, he triumphed over the Philistines, the Arabians in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.

And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.

The Ammonites showered Uzziah with presents, making his name known far and wide, even up to Egypt's borders. His strength and influence grew immensely.

Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

Uzziah passionately constructed strong towers at Jerusalem's corner gate, valley gate, and wall's bend, reinforcing them with great care.

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.

He passionately constructed towers in the barren desert and tirelessly dug numerous wells. His vast herds of cattle roamed both the lowlands and the plains. He had dedicated farmers and vineyard keepers working in the mountains and Carmel. His heart was deeply rooted in farming.

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 the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.

Uzziah had a large army of warriors, who marched into battle in groups, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the leader, under the command of Hananiah, a captain of the king.

The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.

The total count of brave and mighty leaders from the fathers was two thousand six hundred.

And 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.

They commanded a vast army of 307,500 brave warriors, ready to fiercely fight, lending their immense strength to support the king against his foes.

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.

Uzziah, with a heart full of determination, equipped his entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and stone-slinging slings, readying them for the battle ahead.

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.

In Jerusalem, he built powerful machines, designed by brilliant minds, to be placed on towers and fortifications, capable of launching arrows and massive stones. His fame spread far and wide, for he was blessed with extraordinary help, until he became formidable.

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.

When he grew powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He defied God and arrogantly entered God's temple to burn incense on the altar, an act reserved for priests.

And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:

Azariah, the priest, bravely followed by eighty other courageous priests of the LORD, entered with him.

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.

They bravely confronted King Uzziah, telling him, "Uzziah, it's not your place to offer incense to God. That sacred duty belongs to the priests, Aaron's descendants. Leave the sanctuary; you've overstepped your bounds. This won't earn you any honor from 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.

Uzziah was furious, clutching an incense burner. As he seethed at the priests, a patch of leprosy suddenly appeared on his forehead. This happened right in God's temple, next to 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.

Azariah, the head priest, along with all other priests, stared at him in shock. His forehead was marred by leprosy. They quickly pushed him out, and he too, hurried to leave, knowing it was God's doing.

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 king’s house, judging the people of the land.

King Uzziah lived with leprosy until his last breath, isolated in a separate house due to his disease. He was banished from God's house. His son, Jotham, took over the kingdom, leading the people with justice.

Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.

Isaiah, the prophet and son of Amoz, passionately documented all of Uzziah's deeds, from beginning to end.

So 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.

Uzziah joined his ancestors in eternal rest, laid to rest in the royal burial grounds. His leprosy marked him out, yet his legacy lived on through his son, Jotham, who ascended the throne in his place.