2 Chronicles 26 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 26:2

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

2 Chronicles 26:2 in other translations

BSBUzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
WEBHe built Eloth and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.
ASVHe built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
YLTHe hath built Eloth, and restoreth it to Judah after the king's lying with his fathers.
DARBYIt was he that built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.
BBEHe was the builder of Eloth, which he got back for Judah after the death of the king.
WebsterHe built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.

What does 2 Chronicles 26:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. 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 (2Ch 33:13), is placed before the chronological notices (2Ch 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].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 He built Eloth - See the notes on 2Kgs 14:21. This king is called by several different names; see the note on 2Kgs 15:1.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 26:1-15

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 sought the Lord, and kept close to their duty, they prospered; but when they forsook God, every thing went cross. God never continues either to bless the indolent or to withhold his blessing from the diligent. He will never…

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2 Chronicles 26:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ה֚וּאhu'heH1931
בָּנָ֣הba.Nahhe builtH1129
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֵיל֔וֹת'ei.LotElathH359
וַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָvay.shi.Ve.haand he restored itH7725
לִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.Dahto JudahH3063
אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
שְׁכַֽב\־she.khav-lay downH7901
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתָֽיו\׃\ \פ'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 26:2

  • 2 Kings 14:22

    He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:23

    And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth–shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:17

    Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

  • 2 Kings 16:6

    At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:28

    And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eloth.
8:17; 2Ki 14:22; 16:6
Elath. restored.
25:23,28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 26:1

    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 Chronicles 26:2

    He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:3

    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.

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2 Chronicles 26:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Edificó él á Eloth, y la restituyó á Judá después que el rey durmió con sus padres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ce fut lui qui bâtit Éloth, et la recouvra pour Juda, après que le roi se fut endormi avec ses pères.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er baute Eloth und brachte es an Juda zurück, nachdem der König sich zu seinen Vätern gelegt hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ipse ædificavit Ailath, et restituit eam ditioni Juda, postquam dormivit rex cum patribus suis.