2 Chronicles 26:17

17 And Azariah the priest, along with eighty strong priests with him, went in after him.

2 Chronicles 26:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:17

And Azariah the priest went in after him
To hinder him from doing it, and to persuade him to go out. This was the high priest, as appears from ( 2 Chronicles 26:20 ) and is thought to be the same that is spoken of in ( 1 Chronicles 6:10 )

and with him eighty priests of the Lord, that were valiant men;
not only able bodied men, but men of spirit and courage, and zealous for the honour of God.

2 Chronicles 26:17 In-Context

15 And he made siege machines in Jerusalem designed [by] skillful men to be [set] upon the towers and upon the corners to shoot arrows and large slingstones. And his fame went out far, for he helped marvelously, for he was strong.

16 But on account of his strength his heart grew proud unto destruction. And he acted unfaithfully against Yahweh his God and went into the temple of Yahweh to offer an incense offering on the altar.

17 And Azariah the priest, along with eighty strong priests with him, went in after him.

18 And they stood against King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but [it is] for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully. There will be no honor for you from Yahweh God."

19 Then Uzziah, his censer in hand to burn incense, became angry. And when he became angry with the priests, then leprosy appeared on his forehead in front of the priests in the house of Yahweh at the altar of incense.