2 Chronicles 26:1
in 2 Chronicles 26All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
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ASV
And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
KJV
Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 26
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Uzziah - This form of the name is found uniformly in Chronicles (except 1Ch 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.
This site's exposition
made him king in the room of his father Amaziah
on 2 Chronicles 26:1-3
Judah crowns a king of sixteen and Chronicles calls him Uzziah throughout, the form the prophets use, where Kings prefers Azariah at 2 Ki 14:21. The parallel account at 2 Ki 15:1-7 gives this reign seven verses; Chronicles gives it twenty-three, adding the military buildup, the husbandry, and the full scene at the incense altar that Kings only reports as a stroke. Jecoliah of Jerusalem names his mother, one of the small notices Chronicles keeps and Kings drops.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah,.... Of this and the three following verses, see the notes on 2Ki 14:21 where Uzziah is called Azariah. See Gill on 2Ki 14:21, 2Ki 14:22, 2Ki 15:2, 2Ki 15:3.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The people of Judah took Uzziah - They all agreed to place this son on his father’s throne.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְח֞וּ | vaiyikchu | and they took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עַ֤ם | ʾam | [the] people of | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| יְהוּדָה֙ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ | ʾuziyahu | Uzziah | H5818 → | 27 times |
| וְה֕וּא | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [was] a son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שֵׁ֥שׁ | shesh | six- | H8337 → | 216 times |
| עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה | ʾesreh | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
| שָׁנָ֑ה | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| וַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּ | vaiyamlikhu | and they made king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| אֹת֔וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תַּ֖חַת | tachat | in place of | H8478 → | 505 times |
| אָבִ֥יו | ʾaviv | father his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| אֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃ | ʾamatzyahu | Amaziah | H558 → | 40 times |
וַיִּקְח֞וּand they took
vaiyikchuH3947 →966 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
עַ֤ם[the] people of
ʾamH5971 →1873 times
יְהוּדָה֙Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּUzziah
ʾuziyahuH5818 →27 times
וְה֕וּאand he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
בֶּן־[was] a son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שֵׁ֥שׁsix-
sheshH8337 →216 times
עֶשְׂרֵ֖הteen
ʾesrehH6240 →338 times
שָׁנָ֑הyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
וַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּand they made king
vaiyamlikhuH4427 →348 times
אֹת֔וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
תַּ֖חַתin place of
tachatH8478 →505 times
אָבִ֥יוfather his
ʾavivH1 →1212 times
אֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃Amaziah
ʾamatzyahuH558 →40 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 22:1Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons.…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 36:1
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 21:16–17
Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
- 2 Kings 8:24–29
And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 33:25
But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1
Through
1 Chronicles 3:12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
it leads to
- 2 Kings 14:21
Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Kings 14:1
In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 15:30
Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 25:1
Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 14:21
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdom (c. 792-740 BC)UzziahJudah's powerful king (2 Chr 26), struck with leprosy for usurping the priesthood; the year of his death frames Isaiah's throne vi…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.
