1. All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.
2. Uzziah built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah had passed away.
3. Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.
4. He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.
5. He followed God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed the Lord, God caused him to succeed.
6. Uzziah attacked the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.