Kingdom of Judah · around 790–740 BC
Uzziah Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Uzziah. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. How old was Uzziah when he became king of Judah?
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Answer: Sixteen. Uzziah, also called Azariah, “was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem.” 2 Kings 15:2
2. What did Uzziah try to do in the temple that drew a rebuke?
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Answer: Burn incense himself. Uzziah went into the temple “to burn incense upon the altar of incense,” a right that belonged to the priests, the sons of Aaron. 2 Chronicles 26:16–18
3. Which prophet saw the Lord on a high and lofty throne in the year Uzziah died?
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Answer: Isaiah. “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up”: this is the vision of Isaiah, son of Amoz. Isaiah 6:1