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men who went out to war by companies, according to all that his father Uzziah had
according to the number on their roll as pre- done (although he did not enter the temple of
pared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the offi- the LORD). But still the people acted corruptly.
cer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the 3 He built the Upper Gate of the house of the
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king’s captains. The total number of chief offi- LORD, and he built extensively on the wall of
cers of the mighty men of valor was two thou- Ophel. Moreover he built cities in the moun-
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sand six hundred. And under their authority tains of Judah, and in the forests he built
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was an army of three hundred and seven thou- fortresses and towers. He also fought with
sand five hundred, that made war with mighty the king of the Ammonites and defeated them.
power, to help the king against the enemy. And the people of Ammon gave him in that
14 Then Uzziah prepared for them, for the entire year one hundred talents of silver, ten thou-
army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, sand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley.
bows, and slings to cast stones. And he made The people of Ammon paid this to him in the
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devices in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, second and third years also. So Jotham
to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot became mighty, because he prepared his ways
arrows and large stones. So his fame spread before the LORD his God.
far and wide, for he was marvelously helped 7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all
till he became strong. his wars and his ways, indeed they are written
16 But when he was strong his heart was lift- in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
ed up, to his destruction, for he transgressed 8 He was twenty-five years old when he became
against the LORD his God by entering the tem- king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusa-
ple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of lem. So Jotham rested with his fathers, and
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incense. So Azariah the priest went in after they buried him in the City of David. Then
him, and with him were eighty priests of the Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
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LORD—valiant men. And they withstood King Psalm 84:1–7
Uzziah, and said to him, “It is not for you,
Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath.
priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for ow lovely is Your tabernacle,
you have trespassed! You shall have no honor H O LORD of hosts!
from the LORD God.” 2 My soul longs, yes, even faints
19 Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a For the courts of the LORD;
censer in his hand to burn incense. And while My heart and my flesh cry out for the
he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke living God.
out on his forehead, before the priests in the 3
house of the LORD, beside the incense altar. Even the sparrow has found a home,
20 And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests And the swallow a nest for herself,
looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
was leprous; so they thrust him out of that My King and my God.
place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, 4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your
because the LORD had struck him. house;
21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his
death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because They will still be praising You. Selah
he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house
of the LORD. Then Jotham his son was over the 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is
king’s house, judging the people of the land. in You,
22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
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first to last, the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
wrote. So Uzziah rested with his fathers, and They make it a spring;
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they buried him with his fathers in the field of The rain also covers it with pools.
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burial which belonged to the kings, for they
said, “He is a leper.” Then Jotham his son Each one appears before God in Zion.
reigned in his place. Proverbs 21:4–5
Jotham was twenty-five years old when 4
27 he became king, and he reigned six- A haughty look, a proud heart,
teen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name And the plowing of the wicked are sin.
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was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. And he 5 The plans of the diligent lead surely
did what was right in the sight of the LORD, to plenty,
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