2 Chronicles 26:1

Uzziah Reigns in Judah

1 Now all the people of Judah took¹ Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

2 He built¹ Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers.

3 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.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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2 Chronicles 26:1

Uzziah - This form of the name is found uniformly in Chronicles (except I Chronicles 3:12) and in the prophets. The writer of Kings prefers the form Azariah. Uzziah has been regarded as a phonetic corruption of the real name used by the common people.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 2 Chronicles 26:1:

1 Chronicles 3:12
Isaiah 14:28

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