2 Chronicles 26:8

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The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he became very powerful.

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  • Gen 19:38 : 38 The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites to this day.
  • 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 David also defeated Moab. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a rope. He measured two lengths of rope to put them to death and one full length to let them live, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing him tribute.
  • 2 Chr 17:11 : 11 The Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabians brought him flocks—7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
  • 2 Chr 20:1 : 1 After this, the Moabites, the Ammonites, and some of the Ammonites joined forces and came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.
  • Matt 4:24 : 24 News about Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to Him all who were sick, suffering from various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and He healed them.
  • 2 Sam 8:13 : 13 David gained renown when he returned after striking down eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt.
  • Deut 2:19 : 19 When you come near the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them to conflict, for I will not give you any land of the Ammonites as a possession because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.'
  • Judg 11:15-18 : 15 Jephthah said to him, 'This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.' 16 For when they came up from Egypt, Israel traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and arrived at Kadesh. 17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let us pass through your land,' but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent to the king of Moab, but he refused. So Israel stayed in Kadesh. 18 Then they journeyed through the wilderness, went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came to the east side of the land of Moab. They camped on the other side of the Arnon but did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
  • 1 Sam 11:1 : 1 Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-Gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you."
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

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  • 2 Chr 26:9-11
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    9Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the Angle, and he strengthened them.

    10He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns because he had large herds in the lowlands and the plains. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

    11Uzziah had an army of trained soldiers ready for battle. They were grouped according to their divisions and mustered by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's officials.

  • 2 Chr 26:1-7
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    1Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

    2It was he who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king had rested with his ancestors.

    3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah, and she was from Jerusalem.

    4He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done.

    5He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. As long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.

    6He went out to war against the Philistines, broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

    7God helped him against the Philistines, the Arabs who lived in Gur-Baal, and the Meunites.

  • 2 Chr 26:13-19
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    13Under their command was an army of 307,500 men who could make war with great power to support the king against his enemies.

    14Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows, and slings for stones.

    15In Jerusalem, Uzziah made devices designed by skilled men to be placed on the towers and corners for shooting arrows and large stones. His fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped until he became powerful.

    16But after Uzziah became strong, his heart was lifted up with pride, leading to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

    17Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the Lord, followed him in.

    18They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, 'It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful, and you will not be honored by the Lord God.'

    19Uzziah, who was holding a censer to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, near the altar of incense.

  • 2 Chr 32:23
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    23Many brought offerings to the LORD to Jerusalem and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, so he was highly regarded by all the nations thereafter.

  • Jer 25:20-21
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    20All the mixed peoples and all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the Philistine cities: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod.

    21Edom, Moab, and the sons of Ammon.

  • 2 Chr 26:21-23
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    21King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house, excluded from the temple of the Lord. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

    22The rest of the events of Uzziah's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz.

    23Uzziah rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in a field for royal burials, for people said, 'He had leprosy.' And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Chr 27:5-6
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    5He fought against the king of the Ammonites and prevailed. That year, the Ammonites paid him one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. They continued to pay him the same for the second and third years.

    6Jotham grew strong because he carefully prepared his ways before the LORD his God.

  • 2 Sam 8:12
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    12from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

  • 2 Chr 27:2-3
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    2He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. However, he did not enter the temple of the LORD, but the people still acted corruptly.

    3He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD and carried out extensive construction on the wall of the Ophel.

  • 2 Chr 17:12
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    12Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 24:27
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    27The account of his sons, the many pronouncements against him, and the restoration of the house of God are written in the commentary of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Chr 9:26
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    26He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.

  • 2 Chr 17:5
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    5The LORD established the kingdom under his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, so he had great riches and honor.

  • 2 Chr 25:23
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    23Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, a section four hundred cubits long.

  • 2 Kgs 15:34
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    34Jotham did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.

  • 2 Kgs 18:8
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    8He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

  • 2 Sam 10:8
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    8The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob, along with the men of Tob and Maacah, were stationed by themselves in the open field.

  • 2 Chr 25:11
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    11Amaziah took courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down ten thousand men of Seir.

  • 2 Chr 28:16
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    16At that time, King Ahaz sent for help from the kings of Assyria.

  • 1 Chr 19:6
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    6When the Ammonites realized that they had become offensive to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah.

  • 2 Kgs 14:11
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    11But Amaziah refused to listen. So Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other in battle at Beth Shemesh in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 32:5
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    5Hezekiah took courage and rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall. He built towers on it and constructed another wall outside it. He strengthened the Millo in the City of David and made plenty of weapons and shields.

  • Jer 26:22
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    22Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor and some others went with him.

  • 2 Chr 28:20-22
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    20Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him, but he gave him trouble instead of help.

    21Ahaz took some of the treasures from the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but it did not help him.

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  • 2 Kgs 15:1
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  • 2 Chr 33:14
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    14Afterward, he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David west of Gihon in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and surrounding the Ophel. He made it much higher. He also placed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 25:20
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    20But Amaziah would not listen, for this was from God, so that he might deliver them into the hands of their enemies, because they sought the gods of Edom.

  • Ps 105:24
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    24The LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their adversaries.

  • 2 Sam 6:8
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    8David was angry because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah, and that place was called Perez Uzzah, as it is to this day.