Uzziah was sixteen years old …: The usual formula for introducing a king is used in this verse, stating the age of Uzziah at the beginning of his reign (sixteen years old), the length of his reign (fifty-two years), the location of his capital (Jerusalem), and his mother’s name (Jecoliah) and her place of origin (Jerusalem). See the comments on 2 Chr 13.2. In order to avoid repeating the name of the city of Jerusalem as the Hebrew text does, Contemporary English Version states that Uzziah ruled “from Jerusalem, the hometown of his mother Jecoliah.”

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .