Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
We have here an account of two things concerning Uzziah: - I. His piety. In this he was not very eminent or zealous; yet he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord. He kept up the pure worship of the true God as his father did, and was better than his father, inasmuch as we have no reason to think he...
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 26:1-15
2Ch 26:1-5 The statements as to Uzziah’s attainment of dominion, the building of the seaport town Elath on the Red Sea, the length and character of his reign (2Ch 26:1-4), agree entirely with 2Ki 14:21-22, and 2Ki 15:2-3; see the commentary on these passages. Uzziah (עזּיּהוּ) is called in 1Ch 3:12 and in 2 Kings (generally) Azariah (עזריה); cf.
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 26:1-5