Uzziah
King of Judah · 810–759 BC
Also called Azariah
See him on the kings chart · On the timeline
His Reign
- Reigned
- two and fifty years 2 Kings 15:2
- Began to Reign
- Sixteen years old 2 Kings 15:2
- Began
- in Jeroboam II’s 27th year 2 Kings 15:1
- His Mother
- Jecholiah 2 Kings 15:2
- Before Him
- Amaziah
- After Him
- Jotham
In the Sight of the LORD
“he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD” 2 Kings 15:3
Ussher’s Years
- Reigned 810–759 BC
- “after whom came Uzzia, or Azaria, in the 27 year of Jeroboam”
Ussher counts Jeroboam's twenty and seventh year (2 Kings 15:1) from when Jeroboam began to reign beside his father Joash.
Dated by Archbishop James Ussher’s Annals of the World (1658), quoted as printed.
In Israel in His Day
- Jeroboam II King of Israel · 826–784 BC
- Zachariah King of Israel · 773 BC
- Shallum King of Israel · 773 BC
- Menahem King of Israel · 773–761 BC
- Pekahiah King of Israel · 761–759 BC
- Pekah King of Israel · 759–739 BC