He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers.
Parallel translations
- WEB He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
- KJV He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
- BSB Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
- NASB He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king lay down with his fathers.
- NLT After his father’s death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah.
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Quick answer
Uzziah rebuilt and restored Eloth to Judah after his father's death. His early reign brought territorial recovery and strength to the kingdom.
Overview
Eloth was a strategic port on the Red Sea, and its restoration signaled Judah's renewed prosperity and reach. This early achievement marked the promising beginning of Uzziah's long reign. His successes, the Chronicler will show, flowed from his initial devotion to seeking the LORD.
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- 2 Kgs 14:22He built Elath, and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.
- 2 Chr 25:23Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
- 2 Chr 25:28They brought him on horses, and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.
- 2 Kgs 16:6At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and lived there, to this day.
- 2 Chr 8:17Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
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