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

15In Jerusalem he made machines designed by inventive people. The machines were placed on the towers and corners to shoot arrows and hurl large stones. Uzziah’s fame spread far and wide because he had strong support until he became powerful. 16But when he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God. He went into the Lord’s temple to burn incense on the incense altar. The priest Azariah went in after him with 80 of the Lord’s courageous priests. 18They opposed King Uzziah. They said to him, “Uzziah, you have no right to burn incense as an offering to the Lord. That right belongs to the priests, Aaron’s descendants, who have been given the holy task of burning incense. Get out of the holy place because you have been unfaithful. The Lord God will not honor you for this.” 19Uzziah, who held an incense burner in his hand, became angry. While he was angry with the priests, a skin disease broke out on his forehead. This happened in front of the priests in the Lord’s temple as Uzziah was at the incense altar.

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 was the father of Azariah. (He was the one who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.)
• 1 Chronicles 12:28and Zadok, a young warrior from whose family came 22 officers.
• 1 Chronicles 26:6His son Shemaiah had sons who ruled their families because they were soldiers.

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
• Cast
• Chronicles, Books of
• Fighting
• Mighty
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Temple
• Zabad
• trespass

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