Uzziah's accession — 'And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah' (וַיִּקְחוּ כָל־עַם יְהוּדָה אֶת־עֻזִּיָּהוּ וְהוּא בֶן־שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ שָׁנָה וַיַּמְלִיכוּ אוֹתוֹ תַּחַת־אָבִיו אֲמַצְיָהוּ). The popular acclamation of the 16-year-old Uzziah indicates that the people choose succession, not automatic primogeniture. The youthful age suggests dependence on advisors.

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