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A Strategic First Act
Commentators note that Uzziah's first recorded act was to build and restore Eloth (also called Elath), a strategic port city on the Red Sea. This action, taken right after his father's death, demonstrated his immediate effectiveness as a ruler by securing an important economic and military asset for Judah.
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2 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 26:2
19th Century
Bishop
He built. —Namely, it was he who built.
Eloth. —In Kings, Elath. The Idumean port on the…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 26:2
17th Century
Pastor
2 Chronicles 26:34 And Moses and Aaron, and the chief of the congregation ,
nu…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 26:1–15
17th Century
Minister
As long as Uzziah sought the Lord and was devoted to religion, God made him prosper. Only those prosper whom God makes to prosper, for prosperity i…