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2 Chronicles 26:2

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 26:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
2 Chronicles 26:2 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
2He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
3Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
4And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
5And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“He built Eloth--or, "He it was who built Eloth." The account of the fortifications of this port on the Red Sea, which Uzziah restored to the kingdom of Judah (Ch2 33:13), is placed before the chronological notices (Ch2 26:3), either on account of the importance attached to the conquest of Eloth, or from the desire of the historian to introduce Uzziah as the king, who was known as the conqueror of Eloth. Besides, it indicates that the conquest occurred in the early part of his reign, that it was important as a port, and that Hebrew merchants maintained the old trade between it and the countries of the East [BERTHEAU].”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Eloth: Ch2 8:17; Kg2 14:22, Kg2 16:6, Elath restored: Ch2 25:23, Ch2 25:28 2 Chronicles 26:3”
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