¶ Then all the¹ people of Judah took Uzziah², who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

He built Eloth⁵, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

Sixteen years old was Uzziah⁷ when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah⁸ of Jerusalem.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all¹⁰ that his father Amaziah did.

And he sought God¹¹ in the days of Zechariah, who had¹² understanding in the visions¹³ of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.

And he went forth and warred against¹⁴ the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath¹⁵, and the wall of Jabneh¹⁶, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about¹⁷ Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

And God helped¹⁸ him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians¹⁹ that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.

And the Ammonites²⁰ gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name²¹ spread²² abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.

Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate²³, and at the valley gate²⁴, and at the turning²⁵ of the wall, and fortified²⁶ them.

¶ Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells²⁷: for he had much²⁸ cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel²⁹: for he loved husbandry³⁰.

Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out³¹ to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.

And under their hand was an army³², three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.

And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men³⁴, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows³⁵ and great stones withal. And his name spread far³⁶ abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

¶ But when he was³⁷ strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into³⁸ the temple of the LORD to burn³⁹ incense upon the altar of incense.

And Azariah⁴⁰ the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men⁴¹:

And they withstood Uzziah⁴² the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee,⁴³ Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests⁴⁴ the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out⁴⁵ of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be⁴⁶ for thine honour from the LORD God.

Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he⁴⁷ was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even⁴⁸ rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

¶ And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD⁵⁰ had smitten him.

And Uzziah⁵¹ the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt⁵² in a several⁵³ house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first⁵⁴ and last, did Isaiah⁵⁵ the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.

So Uzziah slept⁵⁶ with his fathers, and they buried him⁵⁷ with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.