2 Chronicles 26:20

2 Chronicles 26:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.
• New International Version (NIV)When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was eager to leave, because the Lord had afflicted him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead! And they rushed him out quickly, and he himself hurried to go out, because the Lord had struck him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck him.

Context of 2 Chronicles 26:20

18They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed and the Lord God will not honor you!” 19Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving at the priests, a skin disease appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the Lord’s temple near the incense altar. When Azariah the high priest and the other priests looked at him, there was a skin disease on his forehead. They hurried him out of there; even the king himself wanted to leave quickly because the Lord had afflicted him. 21King Uzziah suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, afflicted by a skin disease and banned from the Lord’s temple. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land. 22The rest of the events of Uzziah’s reign, from start to finish, were recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

2 Chronicles 26:20 word by word

וַיִּ֣פֶן אֵלָ֡יו עֲזַרְיָהוּ֩ כֹהֵ֨ן הָרֹ֜אשׁ וְכָל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וְהִנֵּה־ה֤וּא מְצֹרָע֙ בְּמִצְח֔וֹ וַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּ מִשָּׁ֑ם וְגַם־הוּא֙ נִדְחַ֣ף לָצֵ֔את כִּ֥י נִגְּע֖וֹ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• lookedפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• leprousצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879
• in his foreheadמֵ֫צַחmêtsach · foreheadH4696
• and they thrust him outבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
• from thence; yea, himself hastedדָּחַףdâchaph · to hastenH1765
• also to go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• because the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had smittenנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 26:20

• Esther 6:12Then Mordecai again sat at the king’s gate, while Haman hurried away to his home, mournful and with a veil over his head.
• Leviticus 14:34“When you enter the land of Canaan which I am about to give to you for a possession, and I put a diseased infection in a house in the land you are to possess,
• Deuteronomy 28:22He will afflict you with weakness, fever, inflammation, infection, sword, blight, and mildew; these will attack you until you perish.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Because the Lord had smitten him - "Because the Word of the Lord had brought the plague upon him." - T.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Death was denounced by the Law against those who invaded the office of the priest; and death had been the actual punishment of Korah and his company. Uzziah feared lest from him also the extreme penalty should be exacted, and therefore hasted to quit the sacred building where his bare presence was a capital crime.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
• 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 26:20

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church and State
• Disease
• Incense
• Leprosy
• Minister, Christian
• Sacrilege
• Usurpation
• Uzziah

In the dictionaries

• Azariah
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Chief priest
• Cast
• Chronicles, Books of
• Fighting
• Leprosy
• Mighty
• Forehead
• Judah, Kingdom of

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