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2 Chronicles 26:3
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records Uzziah’s accession to the throne of Judah for a post-exilic audience tracing royal lineage. The narrative marks the beginning of his fifty-two-year reign following Amaziah’s death.
The words — The text combines שֵׁשׁ (shesh) = six and עֶשְׂרֵה ('esreh) = ten to state Uzziah’s age at accession. It uses שָׁנָה (shanah) = year to quantify his fifty-two-year reign.
The thread — This accession formula runs parallel in 2 Kings 15:2 and anchors the prophetic timelines in Isaiah 1:1 and 6:1. The Chronicler places it between Amaziah’s death and Uzziah’s early righteousness.
Why it lands — The text establishes a fixed chronological framework for Judah’s monarchy without editorial comment. It requires the reader to track how long a reign lasts before evaluating the king’s actions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 15:2 He 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.
- Isaiah 1:1 This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
- Hosea 1:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
- Amos 1:1 These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
- Zechariah 14:5 You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.