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He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
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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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19th Century
Anglican
He built. —Namely, it was he who built.
Eloth. —In Kings, Elath. The Idumean port on the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Presbyterian
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…