2 Chronicles 26
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Uzziah’s Reign
1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah,#tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 15:1-8 has the variant spelling “Azariah.” who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place. 2 Uzziah#tn Heb “he”; the referent (Uzziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity. built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah#tn Heb “after the king”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity. had passed away.#tn “slept with his fathers.”
3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem.#map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4. His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem. 4 He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.#tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.” 5 He followed#tn Heb “sought.” God during the lifetime of#tn Heb “in the days of.” Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed#tn Heb “in the days of his seeking.” the Lord, God caused him to succeed.#tn Or “prosper.”
6 Uzziah attacked#tn Heb “went out and fought.” the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.#tn Heb “in Ashdod and among the Philistines.” 7 God helped him in his campaigns#tn The words “in his campaigns” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites. 8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached#tn Heb “and his name went to.” the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.
9 Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle.#tn On the meaning of the Hebrew word מִקְצוֹעַ (miqtsoa’), see HALOT 628 s.v. עַ(וֹ)מִקְצֹ. The term probably refers to an “angle” or “corner” somewhere on the eastern wall of Jerusalem. 10 He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands#tn Heb “Shephelah.” and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel,#tn Heb “workers and vinedressers in the hills and in Carmel.” The words “he had” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. for he loved agriculture.#tn Heb “for a lover of the ground he [was].”
11 Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official. 12 The total number of family leaders who led warriors was 2,600. 13 They commanded an army of 307,500 skilled and able warriors who were ready to defend#tn Heb “help.” the king against his enemies. 14 Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army. 15 In Jerusalem he made war machines carefully designed to shoot arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the walls. He became very famous, for he received tremendous support and became powerful.#tn Heb “and his name went out to a distant place, for he did extraordinarily to be helped until he was strong.”
16 But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him.#tn Heb “his heart was high [i.e., proud] to destroy.” He disobeyed#tn Or “was unfaithful to.” the Lord his God. He entered the Lord’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar. 17 Azariah the priest and eighty other brave priests of the Lord followed him in. 18 They confronted#tn Heb “stood against.” King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed#tn Or “been unfaithful.” and the Lord God will not honor you!” 19 Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving#tn Heb “angry.” at the priests, a skin disease#tn Traditionally “leprosy,” but this was probably a skin disorder of some type, not leprosy (technically known today as Hansen’s disease). See 2 Kgs 5:1. appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the Lord’s temple near the incense altar. 20 When Azariah the high priest and the other priests looked at#tn Heb “turned toward.” him, there was a skin disease on his forehead. They hurried him out of there; even the king#tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity. himself wanted to leave quickly because the Lord had afflicted him. 21 King Uzziah suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters,#tn The precise meaning of בֵּית הַחָפְשִׁית (bet hakhafshiyt, “house of [?]”) is uncertain. NASB, NIV, NRSV all have “in a separate house”; NEB has “in his own house…relieved of all duties.” For a discussion of various proposals, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 166-67. afflicted by a skin disease and banned from the Lord’s temple. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.
22 The rest of the events of Uzziah’s reign, from start to finish, were recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.#tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Uzziah, the former and the latter, Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, recorded.” 23 Uzziah passed away#tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.” and was buried near his ancestors#tn Heb “fathers.” in a cemetery#tn Heb “a field of burial.” belonging to the kings. (This was because he had a skin disease.)#tn Heb “for they said, ‘He had a skin disease.’” His son Jotham replaced him as king.
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2 Chronicles 26
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1Then all the people of Iudah tooke Vzziah, which was sixteene yeere olde, and made him King in the steade of his father Amaziah. 2He buylt Eloth, and restored it to Iudah after that the King slept with his fathers. 3Sixteene yeere olde was Vzziah, when he began to reigne, and he reigned two and fiftie yere in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Iecoliah of Ierusalem. 4And hee did vprightly in the sight of the Lord, according to al that his father Amaziah did. 5And he sought God in the dayes of Zechariah (which vnderstoode the visions of God) and when as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. 6For he went forth and fought against the Philistims and brake downe the wall of Gath, and the wall of Iabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities in Ashdod, and among the Philistims. 7And God helped him against ye Philistims, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal and Hammeunim. 8And the Ammonites gaue gifts to Vzziah, and his name spred to the entring in of Egypt: for he did most valiantly. 9Moreouer Uzziah buylt towres in Ierusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning, and made them strong. 10And he built towres in the wildernesse, and digged many cisternes: for he had much cattell both in the valleyes and playnes, plowmen, and dressers of vines in the mountaines, and in Carmel: for he loued husbandrie. 11Vzziah had also an hoste of fighting men that went out to warre by bandes, according to the count of their nomber vnder the hande of Ieiel the Scribe, and Maaseiah the ruler, and vnder the hand of Hananiah, one of the Kings captaines. 12The whole nomber of the chiefe of the families of the valiant men were two thousande and sixe hundreth. 13And vnder their hande was the armie for warre, three hundreth and seuen thousand, and fiue hundreth that fought valiantly to helpe the King against the enemie. 14And Vzziah prepared them throughout all the hoste, shieldes, and speares, and helmets, and brigandines, and bowes, and stones to sling. 15He made also very artificial engins in Ierusalem, to be vpon the towres and vpon the corners, to shoote arrowes and great stones: and his name spred farre abroade, because God did helpe him marueilously, till he was mightie. 16But when he was strong, his heart was lift vp to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the Temple of the Lord to burne incense vpon the altar of incense. 17And Azariah the Priest went in after him, and with him foure score Priests of the Lord, valiant men. 18And they withstoode Vzziah the King, and said vnto him, It perteineth not to thee, Vzziah, to burne incense vnto the Lord, but to the Priests the sonnes of Aaron, that are consecrated for to offer incense: goe forth of the Sanctuarie: for thou hast transgressed, and thou shalt haue none honour of the Lord God. 19Then Vzziah was wroth, and had incense in his hand to burne it: and while he was wroth with the Priestes, the leprosie rose vp in his forehead before the Priestes in the house of the Lord beside the incense altar. 20And when Azariah the chiefe Priest with al the Priestes looked vpon him, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they caused him hastily to depart thence: and he was euen compelled to go out, because the Lord had smitten him. 21And Vzziah the king was a leper vnto the day of his death, and dwelt as a leper in an house apart, because he was cut off from the house of ye Lord: and Iotham his sonne ruled ouer the Kings house, and iudged the people of the land. 22Concerning the rest of the acts of Vzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the Prophet the sonne of Amoz write. 23So Vzziah slept with his fathers, and they buryed him with his fathers in the fielde of the burial, which perteined to the kings: for they said, He is a leper. And Iotham his sonne reigned in his steade.
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