Azariah. Called also Uzziah (2 Kings 15:13 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Kings 15:32; 2 Chronicles 26:1.Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 6:1.Hosea 1:1.Amos 1:1.Zechariah 14:5; Zechariah 14:5). In Chronicles called Azariah (1 Chronicles 3:12). These different names are common, having the same or similar meanings.
sixteen years: i.e. when "made" king. Only three years old at his father's death. See note on 2 Kings 15:1.