    uzziah (; , meaning yahweh is my strength; ; ), also known as azariah (;  ; ), was a king of the ancient kingdom of judah, and one of amaziah's sons. () (according to james f. driscoll, the second form of his name most likely is the result of a copyist's error.) uzziah was 16 when he became king of judah and reigned for 52 years. the first 24 years of his reign were as co-regent with his father, amaziah. william f. albright has dated uzziah's reign to 783 &ndash; 742 bc. edwin r. thiele's chronology has uzziah becoming coregent with his father amaziah in 792/791 bc, and sole ruler of judah after his father's death in 768/767 bc. uzziah was struck with leprosy for disobeying the lord (, ). thiele dates uzziah's being struck with leprosy to 751/750 bc, at which time his son jotham took over the government, with uzziah living on until 740/739 bc.edwin r. thiele, the mysterious numbers of the hebrew kings (3rd ed.; grand rapids, mi: zondervan/kregel, 1983) 217. pekah became king of israel in the last year of uzziah's reign. the catholic encyclopedia dates his reign from 809-759 bc.driscoll, james f. "ozias." the catholic encyclopedia. vol. 11. new york: robert appleton company, 1911. 30 november 2009 the gospel of matthew lists uzziah of judah in the genealogy of jesus. ==reign==  uzziah took the throne at the age of 16,"uzziah", jewish encyclopedia and reigned for about 52 years. his reign was "the most prosperous excepting that of jehoshaphat since the time of solomon." in the earlier part of his reign, under the influence of a prophet named zechariah, he was faithful to god, and "did that which was right in the sight of the lord" (; ) in jerusalem he made machines designed by skillful men for use on the towers and on the corner defenses to shoot arrows and hurl large stones. according to 2 chron. 26, uzziah conquered the philistines and the arabians, and received tribute from the ammonites. he refort
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