Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place 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.
- BSB All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- NASB Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- NLT All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah’s sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father.
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Quick answer
The people made sixteen-year-old Uzziah king in place of his father Amaziah. The Davidic succession continued with a young king who would reign long and prominently.
Overview
Also called Azariah, Uzziah was chosen by the people of Judah to succeed the assassinated Amaziah. His youth at accession sets up a remarkably long reign. His story will illustrate both the blessings of seeking God and the perils of pride that come with strength and success.
Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 1:8–9Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
- 2 Chr 22:1The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, because the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
- 2 Kgs 15:1–7In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
- 2 Kgs 14:21All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
- 1 Chr 3:12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
- 2 Chr 33:25But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
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