[15:1] In the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel, Uzziah son of Amaziah became king of Judah
[15:2] at the age of sixteen, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.
[15:3] Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the Lord.
[15:4] But the pagan places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
[15:5] The Lord struck Uzziah with a dreaded skin disease that stayed with him the rest of his life. He lived in a separate house, relieved of all duties, while his son Jotham governed the country.
[15:6] Everything else that Uzziah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah.
[15:7] Uzziah died and was buried in the royal burial ground in David's City, and his son Jotham succeeded him as king.