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Verse 2 Chronicles 26:10. _BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT_] For the
defence of his flocks, and his shepherds and husbandmen.
_AND IN CARMEL_] Calmet remarks that there were _two_ Carmels in
Judea: one in...
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HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT - Refuges for the flocks and the
herdsmen in the wild pasture country on the borders of the holy land,
especially toward the south and southeast.
WELLS - The marginal tr...
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CHAPTER 26 THE REIGN OF UZZIAH
_ 1. The beginning of his reign (2 Chronicles 26:1)_
2. Uzziah's success and fortifications (2 Chronicles 26:6)
3. Uzziah's sin and leprosy (2
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THE REIGN OF UZZIAH (see notes on 2 Kings 14:21 to 2 Kings 15:7). The
Chronicler amplifies considerably the account of this reign in 2 K.
which is very meagre: his additions are in all probability bas...
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_the desert_ R.V. THE WILDERNESS (where the pastures were: cp. Psalms
65:12).
_digged many wells_ R.V. HEWED OUT MANY CISTERNS.
_both in the low country, and in the plains_ R.V. IN THE LOWLAND ALSO,...
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HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT— William of Tyre describes a country
not far from the Euphrates, as inhabited by Syrian and Armenian
Christians, that fed great flocks and herds there, but were in
subjec...
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11. THE REIGN OF UZZIAH (Chapter 26)
TEXT
2 Chronicles 26:1. And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was
sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father
Amaziah. 2. He built Eloth...
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_ALSO HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT, AND DIGGED MANY WELLS: FOR HE HAD
MUCH CATTLE, BOTH IN THE LOW COUNTRY, AND IN THE PLAINS: HUSBANDMEN
ALSO, AND VINE DRESSERS IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND IN CARMEL: FOR...
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26:10 lowland (d-20) The _ Shephelah_ . see Deuteronomy 1:7 ....
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IN THE DESERT, etc.] Uzziah's cattle were pastured in three different
districts, (_a_) the desert (or wilderness) in the S. and SE. of
Judah, which has some fertile spots; (_b_) the low country (or
lo...
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REIGN OF UZZIAH
This chapter adds largely to the parallel account of Uzziah's reign in
2 Kings 15:1, and furnishes information respecting his wars, his
military defences, and the cause of his leprosy...
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
The *Kingdom called Judah
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 26
UZZIAH WINS WITH GOD’S HELP – 2 CHRONICLES 26:1-15
v1
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UZZIAH’S CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND MILITARY STRENGTH
(2 Chronicles 26:6).
This section is peculiar to the Chronicles. Although the book of Kings
passes over the facts recorded here, they are essen...
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IN THE DESERT. — Or, _grazing country, i.e.,_ the “wilderness of
Judah,” on the west of the Dead Sea. The towers were for the
protection of the royal herds against the predatory Bedawin. (Comp.
Micah...
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וַ יִּ֨בֶן מִגְדָּלִ֜ים בַּ †
מִּדְבָּ֗ר וַ...
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UZZIAH, JOTHAM, AND AHAZ
2 Chronicles 26:1; 2 Chronicles 27:1; 2 Chronicles 28:1
AFTER the assassination of Amaziah, all the people of Judah took his
son Uzziah, a lad of sixteen, calle
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GOD MADE HIM TO PROSPER
2 Chronicles 26:1
The reign of Uzziah was, to all appearance, extremely prosperous; but
his personal character deteriorated, as though it could not bear an
unbroken succession...
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The story of Uzziah's long reign of fifty-two years is most
interesting and remarkable. He was a man of strong character, and the
early part of his occupancy of the throne was characterized by true
pr...
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Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had
much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen
[also], and vine dressers in the mountains, and in (g) Carmel:...
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_Wilderness, for the protection of shepherds, 4 K. xvii. 9. ---
Plains. Heb. "valleys, and in the plains husbandmen, and vinedressers
in the mountains, and in Carmel; for he loved the earth, or
husban...
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During the time that Uzziah favored the service of the temple the Lord
made his way prosperous in temporal things. This is the sense of what
is meant by the Lord's helping him....
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 THROUGH 26.
Finally, the king perishes, according to Elijah's prediction. Disaster
upon disaster falls upon Judah in consequence of this connection with
th...
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ALSO HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT,.... In the desert of Arabia, to
protect travellers from thieves and robbers, and particularly
shepherds and their flocks, as appears by what follows; which a
certai...
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Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had
much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen
[also], and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for...
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_He built towers in the desert_ Partly to guard his cattle from the
inroads and depredations which the Arabians were accustomed to make:
and partly to give notice of the approach of any enemy, and to...
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1 Vzziah succeeding, and reigning well in the dayes of Zechariah,
prospereth.
16 Waxing proud, he inuadeth the Priests office, and is smitten with
leprosie.
22 Hee dieth, and Iotham succeedeth him....
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THE SUCCESS OF UZZIAH...
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Also he built towers in the desert, for observation, defense, and
shelter, AND DIGGED MANY WELLS, prepared cisterns to hold the water
collected during the rainy season; FOR HE HAD MUCH CATTLE, BOTH IN...
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THE REIGN OF UZZIAH
(vv.1-15)
Uzziah, the son of Amaziah, took the throne of Judah when he was only
16 years old and reigned for 52 years. The first thing mentioned about
him is the positive good w...
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DIGGED MANY WELLS:
Or, cut out many cisterns
CARMEL:
Or, fruitful fields
HUSBANDRY:
_ Heb._ ground...
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1-15 As long as Uzziah sought the Lord, and minded religion, God made
him to prosper. Those only prosper whom God makes to prosper; for
prosperity is his gift. Many have owned, that as long as they s...
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HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT; partly to guard his cattle from the
inroads and depredations which the Arabians were accustomed to make;
and partly to give notice of the approach of any enemy, and to g...
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CONTENTS: Accession of Uzziah. His successes and fame.
CHARACTERS: God, Uzziah, Zechariah, Jotham, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: The world's smiles are the devil's darts and prosperity
ruin as many as adversi...
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2 Chronicles 26:1. _Uzziah_ is called Azariah in 2 Kings 14:21.
2 Chronicles 26:5. _Uzziah sought God in the days of Zechariah._ This
good priest being dead, as above, it must mean that Zechariah had...
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_For he loved husbandry._
WE CANNOT ALWAYS FOLLOW THE PURSUITS WE LOVE
Is there anything more distressing than to be compelled to do the
thing we have no heart for? Many a man in the city would leave...
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2 CHRONICLES 26:1 Uzziah. Compare 2 Kings 15:2. The Chronicler
emphasizes God’s blessing on Uzziah’s long reign (792–740 B.C.)
but also the cause of his eventual downfall....
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 26:9 CORNER GATE. See 2 Chronicles
25:23. Uzziah promoted farming throughout the w
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CRITICAL NOTES.] Uzziah’s character (2 Chronicles 26:1). “It is
not too much to say that we are indebted to Chronicles for our whole
conception of the character of Uz., and for nearly our whole knowle...
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EXPOSITION
The twenty-three verses of this chapter, entirely occupied with the
career of Uzziah, have to be content with a parallel of nine verses
only, viz. 2 Kings 14:21, 2 Kings 14:22; 2 Kings 15:1...
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Chapter 26 we find the beginning of the reign of Uzziah. Now he was
only sixteen years old when he began to reign and he had one of the
longest reigns outside of Manasseh, the longest reign of any kin...
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1 Chronicles 27:26; 2 Kings 19:23; 2 Kings 3:4; Genesis 26:18;...
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Towers — To guard his cattle from the inroads which the Arabians
were accustomed to make: and to give notice of the approach of any
enemy....