2 Chronicles 26:17-23

17 Azariah the priest with eighty other courageous priests of the LORD followed him in.

18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored by the LORD God.”

19 Uzziah, who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the LORD’s temple, leprosy^[a] broke out on his forehead.

20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was eager to leave, because the LORD had afflicted him.

21 King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house^[b] —leprous, and banned from the temple of the LORD. Jotham his son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

22 The other events of Uzziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

23 Uzziah rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in a cemetery that belonged to the kings, for people said, “He had leprosy.” And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.

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2 Chronicles 26:17-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 26

This chapter relates the good reign of Uzziah, 2Ch 26:1-5, his wars and victories, his buildings, the number of his soldiers, and his military stores, 2Ch 26:6-15, his invasion of the priest's office, in attempting to offer incense, for which he was smitten with a leprosy, which continued to his death, 2Ch 26:16-23.

the three following verses, see the notes on 2Ki 14:21,22, 15:2,3 where Uzziah is called Azariah. \\See Gill on "2Ki 14:21"\\ \\See Gill on "2Ki 14:22"\\ \\See Gill on "2Ki 15:2"\\ \\See Gill on "2Ki 15:3"\\ 19692-950125-1735-2Ch26.2

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 10

1. S 1 Kings 4:2; 1 Chronicles 6:10
2. Numbers 16:39
3. Numbers 18:1-7
4. S Exodus 30:7
5. S 1 Chronicles 6:49
6. S Numbers 12:10; 2 Kings 5:25-27
7. S Exodus 4:6; Leviticus 13:46; S Leviticus 14:8; Numbers 5:2; S Numbers 19:12
8. 2 Kings 15:1; Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 6:1
9. Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 6:1
10. S 2 Kings 14:21; 2 Kings 15:7; Amos 1:1

Footnotes 2

[a]. The Hebrew for "leprosy" was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verses 20, 21 and 23.
[b]. Or "in a house where he was relieved of responsibilities"