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Uzziah[a] kept on seeking God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to fear God, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosperous.

Uzziah’s Initial Successes

One time Uzziah[b] went out and battled the Philistines. He tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities in the Ashdod area among the Philistines. God helped Uzziah[c] defeat the Philistines, the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 26:5 Lit. He
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:6 Lit. he
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:7 Lit. him

He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear[a] of God.(A) As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.(B)

He went to war against the Philistines(C) and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod.(D) He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs(E) who lived in Gur Baal and against the Meunites.(F)

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  1. 2 Chronicles 26:5 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; other Hebrew manuscripts vision