1. All the people of Judah chose Amaziah's sixteen-year-old son Uzziah to succeed his father as king.
2. (It was after the death of Amaziah that Uzziah recaptured Elath and rebuilt the city.)
3. Uzziah became king at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.
4. Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the Lord.
5. As long as Zechariah, his religious adviser, was living, he served the Lord faithfully, and God blessed him.