New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 26

Uzziah Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

1And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,whoוְה֕וּאve.Hu'H1931wassixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH8337 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,and madeH4427him kingוַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in the placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.

2He builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129Elothאֵיל֔וֹת'ei.LotH359and restoredוַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָvay.shi.Ve.haH7725it to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleptשְׁכַֽב־she.khav-H7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃ פ'a.vo.TavH1.

3Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818wassixteenשֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshesh 'es.RehH8337 H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fifty-twoוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJechiliahיְכָלְיָ֖הye.khi.le.yahH3203of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

5He continuedוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to seekH1245Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֔הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,who had understandingהַמֵּבִ֖יןha.me.VinH995through the visionבִּרְאֹ֣תbir.'OtH7200of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; andas longוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117as he soughtH1875the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430prosperedהִצְלִיח֖וֹhitz.li.ChoH6743him.

Uzziah Succeeds in War

6Now he wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out andwarredוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,and brokeH6555downH6555the wallח֣וֹמַתCho.matH2346of Gathגַּ֗תGatH1661and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jabnehיַבְנֵ֔הyav.NehH2996and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד'ash.DodH795;and he builtוַיִּבְנֶ֣הvai.yiv.NehH1129citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892in the area ofAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795and among the Philistinesוּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃u.va.pe.lish.TimH6430.

7Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430helpedוַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּvai.ya'.ze.Re.huH5826him againstעַל־'al-H5921the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֧יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the Arabiansהָֽעַרְבִ֛יםha.'ar.vi.yimH6163who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Gur-baalH1485,and the Meunitesוְהַמְּעוּנִֽים׃ve.ha.me.'u.NimH4586.

8The Ammonitesהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֛יםha.'a.mo.NimH5984also gaveוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414tributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503to Uzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֑הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818, and hisfameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034extendedוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to the borderלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,for he becameH2388veryלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605strongH2388.

9Moreover, Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129towersמִגְדָּלִים֙mig.da.LimH4026in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389atthe Cornerהַפִּנָּ֛הha.pi.NahH6438Gateשַׁ֧עַרSha.'arH8179and at theValleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516Gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179and at the cornerH4740buttressהַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַha.mik.Tzo.a'H4740and fortifiedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃Vay.cha.ze.KemH2388them.

10He builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129towersמִגְדָּלִ֜יםmig.da.LimH4026in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057andhewedוַיַּחְצֹב֙vai.yach.TzoH2672manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227cisternsבֹּר֣וֹתbo.RotH953,for he hadH1961muchרַּב֙ravH7227livestockמִקְנֶה־mik.neh-H4735, both in thelowlandוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219and in the plainוּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹרu.va.mi.ShorH4334. He also hadplowmenאִכָּרִ֣ים'i.ka.RimH406and vinedressersוְכֹֽרְמִ֗יםve.kho.re.MimH3755in the hillH2022countryH2022and the fertileH3759fieldsH3759,for he lovedאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157the soilאֲדָמָ֖ה'a.da.MahH127.

11Moreover, Uzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֡הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818hadוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961an armyחַיִל֩cha.YilH2428readyעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213for battleמִלְחָמָ֜הmil.cha.MahH4421, whichenteredיוֹצְאֵ֧יyotz.'EiH3318combatצָבָ֣אtza.Va'H6635by divisionsלִגְד֗וּדlig.DudH1416according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּר֙be.mis.ParH4557of their musterפְּקֻדָּתָ֔םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,preparedבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027by JeielH3262the scribeH5613and Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641the officialהַשּׁוֹטֵ֑רha.sho.TerH7860,underעַ֚ל'alH5921the directionיַד־yad-H3027of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608,one of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428officersמִשָּׂרֵ֖יmi.sa.ReiH8269.

12The totalכֹּ֠לkolH3605numberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of the headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of thehouseholdsהָאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1,of valiantחָ֔יִלCha.yilH2428warriorsלְגִבּ֣וֹרֵיle.gi.Bo.reiH1368,was 2,600אַלְפַּ֖יִם וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃'al.Pa.yim ve.Shesh me.'otH505 H8337 H3967.

13Underוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921their directionיָדָם֩ya.DamH3027was aneliteH2428armyH2428of307,500שְׁלֹ֧שׁ וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת וַחֲמֵ֣שׁshe.Losh ve.shiv.'At va.cha.MeshH7969 H3967 H505 H7651 H2568,who could wageעוֹשֵׂ֥יo.SeiH6213warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421with greatH2428powerבְּכֹ֣חַbe.Kho.achH3581,to helpלַעְזֹ֥רla'.ZorH5826the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428againstעַל־'al-H5921the enemyH340.

14Moreover, Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818preparedוַיָּכֶן֩vai.ya.KhenH3559for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the armyהַצָּבָ֗אha.tza.Va'H6635shieldsמָגִנִּ֤יםma.gi.NimH4043,spearsוּרְמָחִים֙u.re.ma.ChimH7420,helmetsוְכ֣וֹבָעִ֔יםve.Khoa.'ImH3553,bodyוְשִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹתve.shir.yo.NotH8302armorH8302,bowsוּקְשָׁת֑וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198and slingקְלָעִֽים׃ke.la.'ImH7050stonesוּלְאַבְנֵ֖יu.le.'av.NeiH68.

15In Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂ׀vai.Ya.'asH6213enginesחִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹתchi.she.vo.NotH2810of warinventedמַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284by skillfulחוֹשֵׁ֗בcho.ShevH2803men to be on the towersהַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ha.mig.da.LimH4026and on the cornersהַפִּנּ֔וֹתha.pi.NotH6438for the purpose of shootingH3372arrowsבַּֽחִצִּ֔יםba.chi.TzimH2671and greatגְּדֹל֑וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesוּבָאֲבָנִ֖יםu.va.'a.va.NimH68. Hence hisfameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034spreadוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318afarעַד־ לְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹק'ad- le.Me.ra.ChokH5704 H7350,for he was marvelouslyהִפְלִ֥יאhif.Li'H6381helpedלְהֵעָזֵ֖רle.he.'a.ZerH5826untilעַ֥ד'adH5704 H3588he wasstrongחָזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388.

Pride Is Uzziah’s Undoing

16Butwhen he becameH2388strongוּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393,his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820was soproudגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361that he actedH7843corruptlyלְהַשְׁחִ֔יתle.hash.ChitH7843,and he was unfaithfulוַיִּמְעַ֖לvai.yim.'AlH4603to the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, forhe enteredוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to burnH6999incenseH6999on the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004.

17ThenAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him and with him eightyשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםshe.mo.NimH8084priestsכֹּהֲנִ֧ים׀ko.ha.NimH3548of the Lordלַיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068,valiantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121.

18They opposedוַיַּעַמְד֞וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “It is not for you, Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֗הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,to burnH6999incenseH6999to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,but for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548,the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175who are consecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942to burnH6999incenseH6999.Getצֵ֤אtze'H3318out of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720,for you have beenH4603unfaithfulH4603and will have noH3808honorלְכָב֖וֹדle.kha.VodH3519from the Lordמֵיְהוָ֥הme.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.”

19But Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,with a censerמִקְטֶ֖רֶתmik.Te.retH4730in his handוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027for burningH6999incenseH6999,was enragedוַיִּזְעַף֙vai.yiz.'AfH2196;and while he was enragedוּבְזַעְפּ֣וֹu.ve.za'.PoH2196with the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the leprosyוְ֠הַצָּרַעַתVe.ha.tza.ra.'atH6883brokeזָרְחָ֨הza.re.ChahH2224out on his foreheadבְמִצְח֜וֹve.mitz.ChoH4696beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,besideמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH4480 H5921the altarלְמִזְבַּ֥חle.miz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004.

20Azariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ֩'a.zar.ya.HuH5838the chiefהָרֹ֜אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹהֵ֨ןkho.HenH3548and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548lookedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437at him, and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, he wasleprousמְצֹרָע֙me.tzo.Ra'H6879on his foreheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696;and they hurriedוַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּvai.yav.hi.Lu.huH926him out of thereמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033,and he himselfH1931alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571hastenedנִדְחַ֣ףnid.ChafH1765to getלָצֵ֔אתla.TzetH3318out becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had smittenנִגְּע֖וֹni.ge.'OH5060him.

21Kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818was a leperH6879to the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of his deathמוֹת֗וֹmo.ToH4194;and he livedוַיֵּ֜שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427ina separateהַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ha.cha.fe.shutH2669houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,beingH6879a leperH6879,for he was cutנִגְזַ֖רnig.ZarH1504offH1504from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Jothamוְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.TamH3147his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004judgingשׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223to lastוְהָאֲחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֖וֹץ'a.MotzH531,has writtenכָּתַ֛בka.TavH3789.

23So Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1,and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him with his fathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֤הbis.DehH7704of the graveהַקְּבוּרָה֙ha.ke.vu.RahH6900whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged to the kingsלַמְּלָכִ֔יםla.me.la.KhimH4428,for they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “He is a leperמְצוֹרָ֣עme.tzo.Ra'H6879.”And Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Uzziah Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

Uzziah Succeeds in War

Pride Is Uzziah’s Undoing

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26