⁶And he went out and made war against the Philistines, and he broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in Ashdod and among the Philistines. ⁷And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs who were living in Gur-Baal and Meunim. ⁸And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah, and his fame^f went out to the boundary^g of Egypt, for he became very strong.^h ⁹And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the Angle, and he strengthened them. ¹⁰And he built towers in the desert and hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the Shephelah and on the plain, along with farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil. ¹¹And Uzziah had troops trained and ready for warⁱ in divisions according to the number of their enrollment at the hand of Jeuel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah of the king’s commanders. ¹²The whole number of the heads of the families^j for mighty warriors of strength was two thousand six hundred. ¹³And under their hand were army troops numbering three hundred and seven thousand five hundred who could make war with power and strength to help the king against an enemy. ¹⁴And Uzziah prepared small shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the whole army. ¹⁵And he made siege machines in Jerusalem designed by skillful men to be set upon the towers and upon the corners to shoot arrows and large slingstones. And his fame^k went out far, for he was helped marvelously until he was strong.

¹⁶But on account of his strength his heart grew proud unto destruction. And he acted unfaithfully against Yahweh his God and went into the temple of Yahweh to offer an incense offering on the altar.

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Footnotes

fOr “name”
gLiterally “to coming in”
hLiterally “to above”
iLiterally “making war, going out to fight”
jLiterally “fathers”
kOr “name”