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It was he who rebuilt Elath
Uzziah did not do this alone. Alternate translation: "It was he who ordered Elath to be rebuilt" or "It was he who supervised the rebuilding of Elath" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)
Elath
a city in Judah (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
restored it to Judah
"returned it to Judah." This means that his army captured the city so that now it belonged to Judah again.
slept with his ancestors
This is a polite way to say he died. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism)