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Uzziah

A long-reigning, prosperous king of Judah, struck with leprosy for presuming to burn incense.

Role: King of Judah
Also known as: Azariah
Lived: c. 808 BC – c. 740 BC
Belonged to: Genealogy of Jesus, Kings of Judah, Tribe of Judah
Tribe/lineage: Judah
Born: Jerusalem

What we know β€” and how we know it

Bible β€” stated in scripture (with verse) Β· 1 Archaeology β€” physical evidence Β· 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleA long-reigning, prosperous king of Judah, struck with leprosy for presuming to burn incense.
2 Chronicles 26:16, 21
↳ Jerusalem
Death & legacy
Aramaic funerary plaque in Herodian-period script (1st c. BC/AD, thus a secondary reburial notice), identified by E.L. Sukenik in the Russian convent collection on the Mount of Olives and published as 'An Epitaph of Uzziah, King of Judah', Tarbiz 2 (1931); now Israel Museum, Jerusalem (IAA/Israel Museum collection). אחיה Χ€. at Hebrew Wikipedia The original uploader was אחיה Χ€. at Hebrew Wikipedia. β€” Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) ArchaeologyAn Aramaic burial plaque β€” the 'Uzziah Tablet' β€” reads 'Hither were brought the bones of Uzziah king of Judah. Do not open.'
Aramaic funerary plaque in Herodian-period script (1st c. BC/AD, thus a secondary reburial notice), identified by E.L. Sukenik in the Russian convent collection on the Mount of Olives and published as 'An Epitaph of Uzziah, King of Judah', Tarbiz 2 (1931); now Israel Museum, Jerusalem (IAA/Israel Museum collection).

Where in scripture

2 Kings2 Chronicles
2 Kings 15:12 Chronicles 26:19

Family

AmaziahJJecoliahUzziahJJerushaJotham

In their own words β€” 2 recorded sayings

β€œAnd he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up. Now for a long time Israel has been without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without the law; But when in their trouble they were turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, searching after him, he let their search be rewarded. In those times there was no peace for him who went out or for him who came in, but great trouble was on all the…” β€” 2 Chronicles 15:2-7
β€œAnd said to them, You are not to let these prisoners come here; for what you are designing to do will be a cause of sin against the Lord to us, making even greater our sin and our wrongdoing, which now are great enough, and his wrath is burning against Israel.” β€” 2 Chronicles 28:13

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).

Places in their life

Jerusalem
Born Β· Jerusalem (today Jerusalem)
Photo: Godot13 β€” CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

In art