2 Chronicles 26 - Summary

Uzziah became king at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem, seeking God in the days of Zechariah who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper. He made war successfully against the Philistines, Arabs, and Meunites, fortified Jerusalem with towers and war machines, and organized a well-equipped army of 307,500 warriors under the command of 2,600 chiefs; his fame spread to Egypt because God helped him become exceedingly strong. But when Uzziah became proud, he entered the temple to burn incense on the altar of incense, a privilege reserved for consecrated Aaronic priests; when Azariah the high priest and eighty courageous priests confronted him, Uzziah became furious, and immediately leprosy broke out on his forehead; he was thrust out and remained a leper isolated from the temple and his palace until his death, with his son Jotham governing the kingdom.