Uzziah succeeding, and reigning well in the days of Zechariah, prospereth.

1 ¶ Then all² the peopleº of Judahº tookºª² Uzziah,º who² [was] sixteenºº yearsº old,º and made him kingºª² in the room of² his fatherº Amaziah.º 2 He² builtºª² Eloth,º and restoredºª it to Judah,º after¹ that² the kingº sleptºª with² his fathers.º 3 Sixteenºº yearsº oldº [was] Uzziahº when he began to reign,ºª and he reignedºª fiftyº and twoº yearsº in Jerusalem.º His mother'sº nameº also [was] Jecoliahº of² Jerusalem.º 4 And he didºª [that which was] rightº in the sightº of the LORD,º according to all² that² his fatherº Amaziahº did.ºª 5 And he soughtºª² Godº in the daysº of Zechariah,º who had understandingºª in the visionsºª of God:º and as long asº he soughtºª² the LORD,º Godº made him to prosper.ºª 6 And he went forthºª and warredºª against the Philistines,º and brake downºª² the wallº of Gath,º and the wallº of Jabneh,º and the wallº of Ashdod,º and builtºª citiesº about Ashdod,º and among the Philistines.º 7 And Godº helpedºª him against² the Philistines,º and against² the Arabiansº that dweltºª in Gurbaal,º and the Mehunims.º 8 And the Ammonitesº gaveºª giftsº to Uzziah:º and his nameº spread abroad¹ª² [even] to² the entering¹ª in² of Egypt;º for² he strengthenedºª [himself] exceedingly.º² 9 Moreover Uzziahº builtºª towersº in Jerusalemº at² the cornerº gate,º and at² the valleyº gate,º and at² the turningº [of the wall], and fortifiedºª them. 10 Also he builtºª towersº in the desert,º and diggedºª manyº wells:º for² he had² muchº cattle,º both in the low country,º and in the plains:º husbandmenº [also], and vine dressersº in the mountains,º and in Carmel:º for² he lovedºª² husbandry.º 11 Moreover Uzziahº had² an hostº of fighting¹ men,ºª² that went outºª to warº by bands,º according to the numberº of their accountº by the handº of Jeielº the scribeºª and Maaseiahº the ruler,ºª under² the handº of Hananiah,º [one] of the king'sº captains.º² 12 The whole² numberº of the chiefº of the fathersº of the mighty menº of valourº [were] two thousandº and sixº hundred.º 13 And under² their handº [was] an army,ºº threeº hundredº thousandº and sevenº thousandº and fiveº hundred,º that madeºª warº with mightyº power,º to helpºª the kingº against² the enemy.ºª 14 And Uzziahº preparedºª for them throughout all² the hostº shields,º and spears,º and helmets,º and habergeons,º and bows,º and slingsº [to cast] stones.º 15 And he madeºª in Jerusalemº engines,º inventedº by cunning men,ºª to be² on² the towersº and upon² the bulwarks,º to shootºª arrowsº and greatº stonesº withal. And his nameº spreadºª far abroad;º²² for² he was marvellouslyºª helped,ºª tillº² he was strong.ºª

Waxing proud, he invadeth the priest's office, and is smitten with leprosy.

16 ¶ But when he was strong,¹² his heartº was lifted upºª to² [his] destruction:ºª for he transgressedºª against the LORDº his God,º and wentºª into² the templeº of the LORDº to burn incenseºª upon² the altarº of incense.º 17 And Azariahº the priestº went inºª afterº him, and with² him fourscoreº priestsº of the LORD,º [that were] valiant¹ men:º² 18 And they withstoodºª² Uzziahº the king,º and saidºª unto him, [It appertaineth] not² unto thee, Uzziah,º to burn incenseºª unto the LORD,º but² to the priestsº the sonsº of Aaron,º that are consecratedºª to burn incense:ºª go outºª of² the sanctuary;º for² thou hast trespassed;ºª neither² [shall it be] for thine honourº from the LORDº² God.º 19 Then Uzziahº was wroth,ºª and [had] a censerº in his handº to burn incense:ºª and while he was wrothºª with² the priests,º the leprosyº even rose upºª in his foreheadº beforeº the priestsº in the houseº of the LORD,º from beside²² the incenseº altar.º 20 And Azariahº the chiefº priest,º and all² the priests,º lookedºª upon² him, and, behold,² he² [was] leprousºª in his forehead,º and they thrust him outºª from thence;²² yea, himself² hastedºª also² to go out,ºª because² the LORDº had smittenºª him. 21 And Uzziahº the kingº was² a leperºª unto² the dayº of his death,º and dwelt² in¹ª a severalºª house,º [being] a leper;ºª for² he was cut offºª from the houseº² of the LORD:º and Jothamº his sonº [was] over² the king'sº house,º judgingºª² the peopleº of the land.º

He dieth, and Jotham succeeds him.

22 ¶ Now the restº of the actsº of Uzziah,º firstº and last,º did Isaiahº the prophet,º the sonº of Amoz,º write.ºª 23 So Uzziahº sleptºª with² his fathers,º and they buriedºª him with² his fathersº in the fieldº of the burialº which² [belonged] to the kings;º for² they said,ºª He² [is] a leper:ºª and Jothamº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.²