## In the thirty-ninth year ##

ninth year** - "In year 39"

## Uzziah king of Judah ##

Uzziah is also known as "Azariah."

## He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh ##

AT: "He did many things that Yahweh said were evil" or "Yahweh saw all he did and Yahweh said that what he had done was evil" (UDB) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## who had caused Israel to sin. ##

"the wicked sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, were the cause of Israel sinning as he did."