2 Chronicles 26:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

The Ammonites brought gifts to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong.

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  • Gen 19:38 : 38 And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-Ammi: he is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.
  • 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he defeated Moab and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; with two lines he measured to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants and brought gifts.
  • 2 Chr 17:11 : 11 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats.
  • 2 Chr 20:1 : 1 It happened after this that the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them others besides the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle.
  • Matt 4:24 : 24 And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed with devils, and those who were lunatic, and those that had palsy; and he healed them.
  • 2 Sam 8:13 : 13 And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.
  • 1 Kgs 4:31 : 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations around.
  • Deut 2:19 : 19 And when you come near against the children of Ammon, do not distress them nor meddle with them; for I will not give you any of the land of the children of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.
  • Judg 11:15-18 : 15 And said to him, Thus says Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: 16 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh; 17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray you, pass through your land: but the king of Edom would not listen. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel stayed in Kadesh. 18 Then they went through the wilderness, and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of Arnon, but did not enter the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
  • 1 Sam 11:1 : 1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you."
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:

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  • 2 Chr 26:9-11
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    9Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle of the wall, and fortified them.

    10He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the lowland and in the plains. He had farmers and vine dressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil.

    11Moreover, Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by divisions, according to the number listed by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

  • 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.

    2He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king passed away.

    3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

    4And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, following all that his father Amaziah had done.

    5And he sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the visions of God. As long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.

    6And he went out and fought against the Philistines, breaking down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities around Ashdod among the Philistines.

    7And God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal, and against the Meunites.

  • 2 Chr 26:13-19
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    13Under their command was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy.

    14Uzziah prepared for the entire army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

    15He made engines in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and on the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. His fame spread far, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.

    16But when he became strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction. He transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

    17Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the LORD who were valiant men.

    18They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! This will not bring you honor from the LORD God."

    19Then Uzziah was angry, and he held a censer in his hand to burn incense. While he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the incense altar.

  • 2 Chr 32:23
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    23Many brought gifts to the LORD at Jerusalem and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from that time on.

  • Jer 25:20-21
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    20And all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

    21Edom, Moab, and the children of Ammon,

  • 2 Chr 26:21-23
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    21King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. Jotham his son was in charge of the palace, governing the people of the land.

    22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, were written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.

    23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in a field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, "He is a leper." And Jotham his son reigned in his place.

  • 2 Chr 27:5-6
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    5He also fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave him that same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand measures of barley. The Ammonites paid this to him in the second year as well as the third.

    6So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.

  • 2 Sam 8:12
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    12From Syria, Moab, the children of Ammon, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

  • 2 Chr 27:2-3
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    2And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did; however, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people continued to act corruptly.

    3He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built extensively.

  • 2 Chr 17:12
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    12And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly great; and he built castles and storage cities in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 24:27
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    27Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, indeed, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

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

  • 2 Chr 17:5
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    5Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

  • 2 Chr 25:23
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    23And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

  • 2 Kgs 15:34
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    34And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

  • 2 Kgs 18:8
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    8He struck the Philistines, even to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

  • 2 Sam 10:8
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    8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

  • 2 Chr 25:11
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    11And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and killed ten thousand of the children of Seir.

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

  • 1 Chr 19:6
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    6And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, Syria Maachah, and Zobah.

  • 2 Kgs 14:11
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    11But Amaziah would not listen. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah met face to face at Bethshemesh, which belongs to Judah.

  • 2 Chr 32:5
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    5He also strengthened himself, and rebuilt all the wall that was broken, and raised it to the towers, and built another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

  • Jer 26:22
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    22And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

  • 2 Chr 28:20-22
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    20And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but did not strengthen him.

    21For Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the leaders, and gave it to the king of Assyria, but he did not help him.

    22And in the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against the LORD, this is that King Ahaz.

  • 2 Kgs 15:1
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    1In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
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    14After this, he built a wall outside the city of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, reaching the entrance of the Fish Gate, and encircled Ophel, raising it to a great height, and put commanders of war in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 25:20
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    20But Amaziah would not listen, for it came from God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.

  • Ps 105:24
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    24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

  • 2 Sam 6:8
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    8And David was displeased because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah; and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.