American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 26

1Andallthepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookH3947Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,whowassixteenyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,andmadehimkingוַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427intheroomofhisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.

2HebuiltH1129Eloth,andrestoredH7725ittoJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,afterthatthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleptwithhisfathersH1.

3Sixteenyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwasUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818whenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJechiliah,ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4Andhedidthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah, accordingtoallthathisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558haddone.

5Andhesethimselftoseekלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430inthedaysH3117ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֔הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,whohadunderstandingH995inthevisionofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:andaslongashesoughtדָּרְשׁ֣וֹda.re.ShoH1875Jehovah,Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430madehimtoprosperהִצְלִיח֖וֹhitz.li.ChoH6743.

6AndhewentH3318forthH3318andwarredagainstthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,andbrakedownthewallח֣וֹמַתCho.matH2346ofGathגַּ֗תGatH1661,andthewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJabneh,andthewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofAshdodאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד'ash.DodH795;andhebuiltH1129citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892inthecountryofAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,andamongthePhilistinesוּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃u.va.pe.lish.TimH6430.

7AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430helpedוַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּvai.ya'.ze.Re.huH5826himagainstthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֧יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andagainsttheArabiansthatdweltH3427inGur-baal,andtheMeunimH4586.

8AndtheAmmonitesהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֛יםha.'a.mo.NimH5984gaveH5414tributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503toUzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֑הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818:andhisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034spreadabroadeventotheentranceofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;forhewaxed exceedingstrongH2388.

9MoreoverUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818builtH1129towersמִגְדָּלִים֙mig.da.LimH4026inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389atthecornerהַפִּנָּ֛הha.pi.NahH6438gateשַׁ֧עַרSha.'arH8179,andatthevalleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179,andattheturningofthewall,andfortifiedthem.

10AndhebuiltH1129towersמִגְדָּלִ֜יםmig.da.LimH4026inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,andhewedoutmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227cisternsH953,forhehadmuchרַּב֙ravH7227cattle;inthelowlandalso,andintheplainוּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹרu.va.mi.ShorH4334:andhehadhusbandmenandvinedressersוְכֹֽרְמִ֗יםve.kho.re.MimH3755inthemountainsבֶּהָרִים֙be.ha.RimH2022andinthefruitfulfields;forhelovedH157husbandry.

11MoreoverUzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֡הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818hadanarmyחַיִל֩cha.YilH2428offightingmen,thatwentיוֹצְאֵ֧יyotz.'EiH3318outtowarH4421bybandsH1416,accordingtothenumberבְּמִסְפַּר֙be.mis.ParH4557oftheirreckoningmadeH6213byJeielיְעִיאֵ֣לye.'u.'elH3273thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641theofficer,underthehandH3027ofHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608,oneoftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428captains.

12Thewholenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557oftheheadsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1houses, eventhemightyלְגִבּ֣וֹרֵיle.gi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368ofvalor,wastwoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967.

13Andundertheirhandיָדָם֩ya.DamH3027wasanarmyH2428,threeשְׁלֹ֧שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967thousandאֶ֗לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967,thatmadeH6213warH4421withmightypower,tohelpלַעְזֹ֥רla'.ZorH5826thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428againsttheenemyהָאוֹיֵֽב׃ha.'o.YevH341.

14AndUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818preparedH3559forthem, evenforallthehostH6635,shieldsמָגִנִּ֤יםma.gi.NimH4043,andspearsוּרְמָחִים֙u.re.ma.ChimH7420,andhelmetsוְכ֣וֹבָעִ֔יםve.Khoa.'ImH3553,andcoatsofmail,andbowsוּקְשָׁת֑וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198,andstonesH68forslinging.

15AndhemadeH6213inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389engines,inventedbyskilfulmen,tobeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961onthetowersהַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ha.mig.da.LimH4026anduponthebattlements, wherewithtoshootלִירוֹא֙li.rO'H3384arrowsH2678andgreatH1419stonesH68.Andhisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034spreadfarabroad;forhewasmarvellouslyhelpedלְהֵעָזֵ֖רle.he.'a.ZerH5826,tillhewasstrongחָזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388.

16Butwhenhewasstrong,hisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820wasliftedup,sothathedidcorruptlyלְהַשְׁחִ֔יתle.hash.ChitH7843,andhetrespassedagainstJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430;forhewentH935intothetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964ofJehovahtoburnincenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004uponthealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofincenseH7004.

17AndAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548wentH935inafterhim,andwithhimfourscorepriestsכֹּהֲנִ֧ים׀ko.ha.NimH3548ofJehovah,thatwerevaliantmen:

18andtheywithstoodUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559untohim,Itpertainethnotunto thee,Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֗הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,toburnincenseH6999untoJehovah,buttothepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175,thatareconsecratedH6942toburnincenseH6999:goצֵ֤אtze'H3318outofthesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720;forthou hast trespassed;neithershallitbeforthinehonorלְכָב֖וֹדle.kha.VodH3519fromJehovahGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

19ThenUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818waswroth;andhehadacenserמִקְטֶ֖רֶתmik.Te.retH4730inhishandוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027toburnincenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004;andwhilehewaswrothwiththepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,theleprosybrake forthinhisforeheadבְמִצְח֜וֹve.mitz.ChoH4696beforethepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548inthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah,besidethealtarלְמִזְבַּ֥חle.miz.BachH4196ofincenseH7004.

20AndAzariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ֩'a.zar.ya.HuH5838thechiefH7218priestכֹהֵ֨ןkho.HenH3548,andallthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,lookeduponhim,and,behold,hewasleprousמְצֹרָע֙me.tzo.Ra'H6879inhisforeheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696,andtheythrusthimoutquicklyfromthence;yea,himselfhastedalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571togoלָצֵ֔אתla.TzetH3318out,becauseJehovahhadsmittenhim.

21AndUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wasH1961aleperuntothedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofhisdeathמוֹת֗וֹmo.ToH4194,anddweltוַיֵּ֜שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inaseparatehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,beingaleper;forhewasH1961cutנִגְזַ֖רnig.ZarH1504offfromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJehovah:andJothamוְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.TamH3147hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121wasH1961overtheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,judgingH8199thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Nowtherestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,firstH7223andlastH314, didIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֖וֹץ'a.MotzH531,writeH3789.

23SoUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818sleptwithhisfathersH1;andtheyburiedH6912himwithhisfathersH1inthefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֤הbis.DehH7704ofburialH6900whichbelongedtothekingsלַמְּלָכִ֔יםla.me.la.KhimH4428;fortheysaidH559,Heisaleper:andJothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain