2 Chronicles 26:17

2 Chronicles 26:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were valiant men:
• New International Version (NIV)Azariah the priest with eighty other courageous priests of the Lord followed him in.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the Lord who were men of valor,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord—valiant men.

Context of 2 Chronicles 26:17

15He made skillfully designed devices in Jerusalem to shoot arrows and catapult large stones for use on the towers and on the corners. So his fame spread even to distant places, for he was wondrously helped until he became strong. 16But when he became strong, he grew arrogant, and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar. The priest Azariah, along with eighty brave priests of the Lord, went in after him. 18They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the Lord — only the consecrated priests, the descendants of Aaron, have the right to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully! You will not receive honor from the Lord God.” 19Uzziah, with a firepan in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But when he became enraged with the priests, in the presence of the priests in the Lord’s temple beside the altar of incense, a skin disease broke out on his forehead.

2 Chronicles 26:17 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֥א אַחֲרָ֖יו עֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְעִמּ֞וֹ כֹּהֲנִ֧ים׀ לַיהוָ֛ה שְׁמוֹנִ֖ים בְּנֵי־חָֽיִל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him, and with him fourscoreשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• valiantחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 26:17

• 1 Chronicles 6:10Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem;
• 1 Chronicles 12:28and Zadok, a young valiant warrior, with 22 commanders from his ancestral family.
• 1 Chronicles 26:6Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled their ancestral families because they were strong, capable men.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26:17

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 The transgression of the kings before Uzziah was, forsaking the temple of the Lord, and burning incense upon idolatrous altars. But his transgression was, going into the holy place, and attempting to burn incense upon the altar of God. See how hard it is to avoid one extreme, and not run into another. Pride of heart was at the bottom of his sin; a lust that ruins many. Instead of lifting up the name God in gratitude to him who had done so…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18Uzziah's leprosy was a punishment for breaking the covenant by burning incense in the temple. Only priests could do this (Exodus 30:7–9; Numbers 16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2116-21. he transgressed against the Lord, &c.--(See on 2Ki 15:5). This daring and wicked act is in both records traced to the intoxicating influence of overweening pride and vanity. But here the additional circumstances are stated, that his entrance was opposed, and strong remonstrances made (1Ch 6:10) by the high priest, who was accompanied by eighty inferior priests. Rage and threats were the only answers he deigned to return, but God took care to…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 26:17

• Church and State
• Disease
• Incense
• Minister, Christian
• Pride
• Reproof
• Sacrilege
• Usurpation
• Uzziah

In the dictionaries

• Azariah
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Cast
• Chronicles, Books of
• Fighting
• Mighty
• Uzziah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Temple

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings