2 Chronicles 26:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 26:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 26:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 26:1 — KJV
“Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. Uzziah: or, Azariah”
— 2 Chronicles 26:1 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 26:1 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 26:1
“And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. Azariah: also called, Uzziah”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 26:1: people, judah, took
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 26:1: judah, years, old
“Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 26:1: then, people, took
“Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. exempted: Heb. free”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 26:1: then, judah, took
“And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. went...: Heb. went up”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 26:1: judah, took, old
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