Uzziah is referred to several times in the Hebrew Bible as Azariah. According to Catholic theologian James F. Driscoll, the second form of his name is most likely the result of a …

Apr 12, 2024 · 2 Kings uses Uzziah and his second name, Azariah, interchangeably. After announcing in 2 Kings 4:21 that he became king, a brief summary of Azariah’s life and reign …

Uzziah, in the Old Testament (2 Chronicles 26), son and successor of Amaziah, and king of Judah for 52 years (c. 791–739 bc). Assyrian records indicate that Uzziah reigned for 42 years (c. …

Jan 4, 2022 · King Uzziah in the Bible was one of the good kings of Judah. His father was King Amaziah, and his mother was a woman named Jecoliah, from Jerusalem. Uzziah was the …

Uzziah, the ninth king of Judea, had been only sixteen years old when he was proclaimed ruler. During the first years that he ruled formally, while his father was barricaded in Lachish, he was …

King Uzziah is a prominent ruler in the history of Judah, appearing primarily in the books of 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. His reign is notable for significant military achievements, a period of …

That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored by the Lord …

Jan 9, 2025 · Uzziah became king at the age of 16, following his father’s assassination, and he needed God’s help to establish his kingdom as a young man. He ruled for 52 years, one of …

Son of Amaziah; called also Azariah (comp. II Kings xv. 1, 13, 30). He was king of Judah, and began to rule, at the age of sixteen, in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of Jeroboam II.

Uzziah is one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew, as well as one of the ancestors of the Messiah to come in Jewish tradition. Uzziah came to the throne …