Uzziah: Uzziah, who reigned approximately 792/791–740/739 B.C., is yet another example of a king who started off well but ended in shame. In this case the Chronicler was solely responsible for presenting this picture of the king. The major part of this narrative (26:5–20) belongs to the Chronicler’s own material, which expanded on a very concise account in the Deuteronomistic version, found in 2 Kgs. 14:21–22; 15:1–7. The former text is part of the Deuteronomist’s conclusion to Amaziah’s reign, while the latter gives the actual account on Uzziah, complete with the usual date of accession correlated with that of the northern king (2 Kgs. 15:1). The Chronicler omitted this comment, together with the remark that the people still brought sacrifices to the high places (2 Kgs. 15:4), something t…