2 Chronicles 26:16

2 Chronicles 26:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
• New International Version (NIV)But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

Context of 2 Chronicles 26:16

14Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones. 15In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong. But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17Then Azariah the priest entered after him and with him eighty priests of the Lord, valiant men. 18They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the Lord God.”

2 Chronicles 26:16 word by word

וּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹ גָּבַ֤הּ לִבּוֹ֙ עַד־לְהַשְׁחִ֔ית וַיִּמְעַ֖ל בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־הֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה לְהַקְטִ֖יר עַל־מִזְבַּ֥ח הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear

• when he becameחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• strongחֶזְקָהchezqâh · strengthH2393
• his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• that he actedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• and he was unfaithfulמָעַלmâ‛al · be unfaithfulH4603
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• he enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
• to burnקָטַרqâţar · to offer: burnH6999
• on the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 26:16

• 2 Chronicles 25:19You said, ‘Behold, you have defeated Edom.’ And your heart has become proud in boasting. Now stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you, even you, would fall and Judah with you?”
• 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah gave no return for the benefit he received, because his heart was proud; therefore wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.
• Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Deuteronomy 32:13He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And He made him suck honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock,
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
• Habakkuk 2:4“Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will live by his faith.
• Colossians 2:18Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
• 2 Kings 16:12When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it,
• Numbers 16:1Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took action,
• 1 Kings 12:33Then he went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised in his own heart; and he instituted a feast for the sons of Israel and went up to the altar to burn incense.
• 1 Kings 13:1Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16He transgressed against the Lord - "He sinned against the Word of the Lord his God." - T. Went into the temple to burn incense - Thus assuming to himself the priest's office. See this whole transaction explained in the notes on 2 Kings 15:5; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16To his destruction - Rather, “to do wickedly.” Uzziah appears to have deliberately determined to invade the priest‘s office (marginal reference “m”), thus repeating the sin of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Numbers 16:1-35.Read the comment
• 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 26:16

• Church and State
• Heart
• Incense
• Ingratitude
• Minister, Christian
• Presumption
• Pride
• Prosperity
• Rulers
• Sacrilege
• Usurpation
• Uzziah

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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