Verse 5
2 Chronicles 26:5
World English Bible, British Edition
5
He set himself to seek God (Elohim) in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding
in the vision of God (Elohim); and as long as he sought the LORD, God (Elohim) made him prosper.
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
1
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made
him king in the place of hi...
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2
He built Eloth and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with
his fathers.
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3
Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two
years in Jerusalem. Hi...
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4
He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that
his father Amaziah had done.
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5
He set himself to seek God (Elohim) in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding
in the vision of...
6
He went out and fought against the Philistines, and broke down
the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh,...
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7
God (Elohim) helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who
lived in Gur Baal, and...
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8
The Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah. His name spread abroad even to
the entrance of Egypt, for he g...
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9
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, at the
valley gate, and at the turning...
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10
He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he
had much livestock, both in the...
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11
Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by
bands, according to the number of...
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12
The whole number of the heads of fathers’ households, even the mighty
men of valour, was two thousan...
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13
Under their hand was an army, three hundred and seven thousand and five
hundred, who made war with m...
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14
Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets,
coats of mail, bows, and...
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15
In Jerusalem, he made devices, invented by skilful men, to be on the
towers and on the battlements,...
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16
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he
did corruptly and he trespassed against...
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17
Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of
the LORD, who were valiant men.
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18
They resisted Uzziah the king, and said to him, “It isn’t for you,
Uzziah, to burn incense to the LO...
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19
Then Uzziah was angry. He had a censer in his hand to burn incense,
and while he was angry with the...
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20
Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold,
he was leprous in his forehe...
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21
Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a
separate house, being a leper; f...
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22
Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, Isaiah the
prophet, the son of Amoz, wrote.
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23
So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers
in the field of burial which...
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