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

15Men in Jerusalem who had special skills built machines that could shoot arrows and big stones. Uzziah put them on the towers and at the corners of the walls around Jerusalem. God helped him in many ways, so that he became very famous and powerful. 16Uzziah was so powerful that he became proud. That caused him to lose his power. He began to turn away from the Lord his God. He went into the Lord's temple to burn incense on the special altar there. Azariah and 80 other brave priests of the Lord went into the temple after him. 18They warned King Uzziah. They said to him, ‘It is not right for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. Only the priests, Aaron's descendants, may do that. They are the people that God has chosen to offer incense to him. So you must leave this Holy Place because you have done something that is wrong. As a result, the Lord God will not give you any honour.’ 19Then Uzziah became angry. In his hand, he was holding a pot with hot coals and incense in it. He was standing in the Lord's temple, near the special altar for incense. The priests were there with him. When he started to shout at the priests, a bad disease suddenly appeared on the skin of his face.

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 became the father of Azariah. Azariah served God as a priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
• 1 Chronicles 12:28Zadok was also in that group. He was a brave young soldier. There were also 22 officers who belonged to his clan.
• 1 Chronicles 26:6Obed-Edom's son Shemaiah had four sons. They were called Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad. They were leaders in their clan, because they were brave men. People respected them very much. People also respected their relatives, Elihu and Semakiah.

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