Verse 5
2 Chronicles 26:5
Bible in Basic English
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He gave himself to searching after God (Elohim) in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God (Elohim); and as long as he was true to the Lord, God (Elohim) made things go well for him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִי֙ לִ/דְרֹ֣שׁ אֱלֹהִ֔ים בִּ/ימֵ֣י זְכַרְיָ֔הוּ הַ/מֵּבִ֖ין בִּ/רְאֹ֣ת הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּ/בִ/ימֵי֙ דָּרְשׁ֣/וֹ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה הִצְלִיח֖/וֹ הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים
English Translation
And it was to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and in the days of his seeking the Lord, God prospered him.
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Chapter 26 Context
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Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of h...
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He was the builder of Eloth, which he got back for Judah after the death of the king.
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Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years...
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He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.
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He gave himself to searching after God (Elohim) in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the f...
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He went out and made war against the Philistines, pulling down the walls of Gath and Jabneh and Ashd...
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And God (Elohim) gave him help against the Philistines, and against the Arabians living in Gur-baal,...
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8
The Ammonites gave offerings to Uzziah: and news of him went out as far as the limit of Egypt; for h...
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9
Uzziah made towers in Jerusalem, at the doorway in the angle and at the doorway in the valley and at...
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10
And he put up towers in the waste land and made places for storing water, for he had much cattle, in...
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11
In addition, Uzziah had an army of fighting-men who went out to war in bands, as they had been liste...
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12
The heads of families, the strong men of war, were two thousand, six hundred.
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13
And under their orders was a trained army of three hundred and seven thousand, five hundred, of grea...
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14
And Uzziah had all these forces armed with body-covers and spears and head-covers and coats of metal...
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15
And in Jerusalem he made machines, the invention of expert men, to be placed on the towers and angle...
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16
But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up in pride, causing his destruction; and he did...
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17
And Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty of the Lord's priests, who were strong men;
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18
And they made protests to Uzziah the king, and said to him, The burning of perfumes, Uzziah, is not...
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19
Then Uzziah was angry; and he had in his hand a vessel for burning perfume; and while his wrath was...
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20
And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looking at him, saw the mark of the leper on his...
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So King Uzziah was a leper till the day of his death, living separately in his private house; for he...
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Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, were recorded by Isaiah the prophet, the son of...
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So Uzziah went to rest with his fathers; and they put his body into the earth in the field used for...
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