4. He did what was pleasing in the lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.
5. Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the lord, God gave him success.
6. Uzziah declared war on the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built new towns in the Ashdod area and in other parts of Philistia.