Uzziah
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thumb|King Uzziah of Judah, from the Stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral#Rose|north rose window of Chartres Cathedral thumb|Uzziah, Jotham, and [[Ahaz, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.]] thumb|Jehoram of Judah|Jehoram, Uzziah, and [[Jotham, by Lucas van Leyden]] Uzziah (; ‘Uzzīyyāhū, meaning "my strength is Yah"; ; ), also known as Azariah (; ‘Ăzaryā; ; ), was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons. () Uzziah was 16 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 52 years. The first 24 years of his reign were as a co-regent with his father, Amaziah.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Uzziah
- Royalty.image
- Ozias-Uzziah.png
- Royalty.caption
- Uzziah from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553
- Royalty.succession
- King of Judah
- Royalty.reign
- 52 years791–750 BC (Thiele)783–742 BC (Albright)
- Royalty.predecessor
- Amaziah
- Royalty.successor
- Jotham
- Royalty.royal house
- House of David
- Royalty.father
- Amaziah
- Royalty.mother
- Jecoliah
- Royalty.spouse
- Jerusha
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- date of birth
- 0801-00-00
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- Uzziah
- date of death
- 0733-00-00
- name in native language
- עֻזִּיָּהוּ
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Name
- Biblical narrative
- Biblical references
- Archaeology
- Uzziah Tablet
- Earthquake in the days of Uzziah
- Further chronological notes
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|King Uzziah of Judah, from the Stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral#Rose|north rose window of Chartres Cathedral thumb|Uzziah, Jotham, and [[Ahaz, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.]] thumb|Jehoram of Judah|Jehoram, Uzziah, and [[Jotham, by Lucas van Leyden]] Uzziah (; ‘Uzzīyyāhū, meaning "my strength is Yah"; ; ), also known as Azariah (; ‘Ăzaryā; ; ), was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons. () Uzziah was 16 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 52 years. The first 24 years of his reign were as a co-regent with his father, Amaziah.
William F. Albright dates Uzziah's reign to 783–742 BC. Edwin R. Thiele's chronology has Uzziah becoming coregent with his father Amaziah in 792/791 BCE and sole ruler of Judah after his father's death in 768/767 BCE. According to Jewish tradition, Uzziah was struck with tzaraath for disobeying God (, ). Thiele dates Uzziah's being struck with tzaraath to 751/750 BCE, at which time his son Jotham took over the government, with Uzziah living on until 740/739 BCE. Pekah became king of Israel in the last year of Uzziah's reign.