2 Chronicles 26:16-23
New American Standard Bible
Pride Is Uzziah’s Undoing
16 But (A)when he became strong, his heart was so [a]proud that he acted corruptly, and he was untrue to the Lord his God, for (B)he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Then (C)Azariah the priest entered after him, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, valiant men. 18 (D)They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, “(E)It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, (F)but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been untrue and will have no honor from the Lord God.” 19 But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, (G)leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the altar of incense. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they quickly removed him from there, and he himself also hurried to get out because the Lord had stricken him. 21 (H)King Uzziah had leprosy to the day of his death; and he lived in (I)a separate house, afflicted as he was with leprosy, for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. And his son Jotham was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, the first to the last, the prophet (J)Isaiah, the son of Amoz, has written. 23 So Uzziah [b]lay down with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers (K)in the field of the grave which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He had leprosy.” And his son Jotham became king in his place.
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- 2 Chronicles 26:16 Lit high
- 2 Chronicles 26:23 I.e., died
2 Chronicles 26:16-23
New Living Translation
Uzziah’s Sin and Punishment
16 But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar. 17 Azariah the high priest went in after him with eighty other priests of the Lord, all brave men. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The Lord God will not honor you for this!”
19 Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the Lord’s Temple, leprosy[a] suddenly broke out on his forehead. 20 When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the Lord had struck him. 21 So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the Lord. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.
22 The rest of the events of Uzziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 23 When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors; his grave was in a nearby burial field belonging to the kings, for the people said, “He had leprosy.” And his son Jotham became the next king.
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- 26:19 Or a contagious skin disease. The Hebrew word used here and throughout this passage can describe various skin diseases.
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