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William F. Albright has dated his reign to 783 BC - 742 BC , while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 767 BC - 740 BC . BIBLICAL TRADITION His long reign of about fifty-two years was "the most prosperous excepting that of and compelled to reside in "a several house" to the day of his death (2 Kings 15:5, 27; 2 Chr. 26:3). He was buried in a separate grave "in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings" (2 Kings 15:7; 2 Chr. 26:23). "That lonely grave in the royal Necropolis would eloquently testify to coming generations that all earthly monarchy must bow before the inviolable order of the divine will, and that no interference could be tolerated with that unfolding of the purposes of God... (Dr. Green's ''Kingdom of Israel''). UZZIAH TABLET In 1931 an archeological find, now known as the Uzziah Tablet was discovered by Professor E.I. Sukenik of the Hebrew University Of Jerusalem . He came across the artifact in a Russian convent collection from the Mount Of Olives . The origin of the tablet previous to this remains unknown and was not documented by the convent. The inscription on the tablet are written in ancient Hebrew with an Aramaic style. This style is dated to around 30-70 AD, around 700 years after the supposed death of Uzziah of 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. Nevertheless the inscription is translated, "The bones of Uzziah, king of Judah, rest here...do not open!" It is open to debate whether this really is the tomb of King Uzziah or simply a later creation. Many seem to claim that it was a later reburial of Uzziah after the Second Temple Period . Another Uzziah was the father of Jehonathan , one of David 's overseers ( 1 Chronicles 27:25). |
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