3. Uzziah became king at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.
4. Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the Lord.
5. As long as Zechariah, his religious adviser, was living, he served the Lord faithfully, and God blessed him.
6. Uzziah went to war against the Philistines. He tore down the walls of the cities of Gath, Jamnia, and Ashdod, and built fortified cities near Ashdod and in the rest of Philistia.
7. God helped him to defeat the Philistines, the Arabs living at Gurbaal, and the Meunites.
8. The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and he became so powerful that his fame spread even to Egypt.
9. Uzziah strengthened the fortifications of Jerusalem by building towers at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and where the wall turned.