Amos was saying it was 2 years before Uzziah became a leper that he was called of God. Uzziah (Heb: Yah is my strength), son of Amaziah, was king of Judah in the eighth century BC.1 Coming to the throne at the age of 16, he would reign for fifty-two years. due to Amaziah’s failed reign, and King Uzziah reigned with his son Jotham for 10 years, from 750 to 740 B.C. He perhaps thought that because he was the king he could do anything he pleased. Uzziah was anointed king by the people of Judah at the young age of 16, likely when his father King Amaziah was still a prisoner of Israel and the north. For he was excluded from the house of the Lord. King Uzziah co-reigned with his father for 25 years, from 792 to 767 B.C. This made the king very angry. Uzziah, in the Old Testament (2 Chronicles 26), son and successor of Amaziah, and king of Judah for 52 years (c. 791–739 bc). The parallels between King Uzziah and President Trump are … 2 Chronicles 26:21 New American Standard Bible (NASB). Soon after that he learned of a conspiracy to kill him, so he fled to Laish. But in our enthusiasm we must still remember that God will never encourage anyone to do anything contrary to His Word. They told him to go out, that he had done a wrong thing. But then in verse 16, pride steps in, “But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction.” He is not removed from the throne, but he is forced to share power with his son — who serves admirably. At the moment King Uzziah lifted that censer, God struck Uzziah with Leprosy and according to the history as written by Josephus, this is the exact time of that earthquake mentioned in the Book of Amos. 21 King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and he lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Even with his tragic end, God used Uzziah even in his death, when he rested with his fathers. And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land (2 Chron. His reign marked the height of Judah’s power. Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Why did God strike King Uzziah with leprosy? Assyrian records indicate that Uzziah reigned for 42 years (c. 783–742). His passing contributed to the call of the prophet Isaiah: In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD sitting on a throne (Isaiah 6:1). At first, he remained humble as God used him to defeat enemies and execute plans that prospered them. Uzziah was struck with leprosy for disobeying God (2 Kings 15:5, 2 Chronicles 26:19–21). 20–21). They told King Uzziah that he had no right to burn incense unto the Lord; it was not his place to do so. King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lᴏʀᴅ (vv. Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from the first to the last, Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz wrote. 26:16-21). The Reign Of Uzziah. Pekah became king of Israel in the last year of Uzziah… After defeating the Edomites in battle, his father Amaziah had brought images home to worship. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they hurried him out of there, and he himself also hastened to get out because the Lord had smitten him. And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper, lived in a separate house. Suddenly, he is struck with leprosy, an affliction that makes it impossible for him to perform services in the Temple — or to rule. And Jotham, his son, was over the king’s household, governing the people of the land. "...Uzziah began as a great king for Judah. Instead, God struck Uzziah with leprosy, a disease that has been described as a living death. 21 King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and he lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the Lord.And Jotham his son was over the king’s house judging the people of the land. Often people feel led to do something for God. He fought successfully against other nations and Thiele dates Uzziah's being struck with leprosy to 751/750 BCE, at which time his son Jotham took over the government, with Uzziah living on until 740/739 BCE.