Add parallel Print Page Options

He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.[a] He followed[b] God during the lifetime of[c] Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed[d] the Lord, God caused him to succeed.[e]

Uzziah attacked[f] the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.[g]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:4 tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:5 tn Heb “sought.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:5 tn Heb “in the days of.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 26:5 tn Heb “in the days of his seeking.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 26:5 tn Or “prosper.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 26:6 tn Heb “went out and fought.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 26:6 tn Heb “in Ashdod and among the Philistines.”