2 Chronicles 26:2

Modern

Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

Traditional

He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

Literal

He rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king rested with his fathers.

Latin

Ipse ædificavit Ailath, et restituit eam ditioni Juda, postquam dormivit rex cum patribus suis.

Hebrew

English

Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

The Chronicler introduced Uzziah, also known as Azariah in Kings, twice (2 Chronicles 26:1–2, 3–5). He quoted two passages from Kings (2 Kings 14:21–22; 15:2–3).

Theme notes and profiles

2 Chronicles 25:28
They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.
2 Chronicles 8:17
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
2 Kings 14:22
Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
2 Chronicles 25:23
There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
2 Kings 16:6
At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Elath: Edomite port on the Red Sea; fortified by Judah