2 Chronicles 26:8
The Ammonites gave offerings to Uzziah: and news of him went out as far as the limit of Egypt; for he became very great in power.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 12:2And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
Deuteronomy 2:19And when you come near the land of the children of Ammon, give them no cause of trouble and do not make war on them, for I will not give you any of the land of the children of Ammon for your heritage: because I have given it to the children of Lot.
1 Samuel 11:1Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make an agreement with us and we will be your servants.
2 Samuel 8:13And David got great honour for himself, when he came back, by the destruction of Edom in the valley of Salt, to the number of eighteen thousand men.
1 Chronicles 14:17And David's name was honoured in all lands; and the Lord put the fear of him on all nations.
2 Chronicles 20:1Now after this, the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunim, made war against Jehoshaphat.
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 →