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Seek God, Find Prosperity
Commentators unanimously highlight the verse's core principle: Uzziah's success was a direct result of his actively seeking God. As Matthew Henry notes, this is a timeless truth. God blesses those who diligently seek Him, and when people forsake God, things often go wrong. Prosperity, in this context, is a gift from God in response to faithfulness.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 26:5
18th Century
Theologian
Who had understanding in the visions of God—Another reading, supported by the Septuagint and some ancient versions, is: “who instructed him …
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 26:5
19th Century
Bishop
And he sought God. — And he continued to seek God (the Hebrew is an expression peculiar to the chronicler).
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 26:5
17th Century
Pastor
And he sought God in the days of Zechariah
Not that Zechariah, the last of the prophets save one, he lived three hun…
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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…