2 Chronicles 26:1-3

Good News Translation

King Uzziah of Judah^(A)

26 All the people of Judah chose Amaziah's sixteen-year-old son Uzziah to succeed his father as king. (² It was after the death of Amaziah that Uzziah recaptured Elath and rebuilt the city.)

³ Uzziah became king at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.