2 Chronicles 26:5

And 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 LORD, God made him to prosper.

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In The King James Version

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.

In Context

4And he did that which was right in the eyes of LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

6And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod. And he built cities in [the country of] Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:38And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?

Joshua 1:8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shall meditate on it day and night, that thou may observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou shall make thy way prosperous, and then thou sha

1 Chronicles 22:11Now, my son, LORD be with thee, and prosper thou, and build the house of LORD thy God as he has spoken concerning thee.

2 Chronicles 14:6And he built fortified cities in Judah. For the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because LORD had given him rest.

2 Chronicles 24:2And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

2 Chronicles 27:6So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before LORD his God.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:2-16

Uzziah's Prosperity. ( b. c. 800.) 1 Then 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, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his father Amaziah did. 5 And he… Read the whole commentary →

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