2 Kings 15:5

2 Kings 15:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house. Jotham the king’s son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord touched the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death; so he dwelt in an isolated house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the royal house, judging the people of the land.

Context of 2 Kings 15:5

3He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. 4But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. The Lord struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land. 6The rest of the events in Uzziah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. 7When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Jotham became the next king.

2 Kings 15:5 word by word

וַיְנַגַּ֨ע יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיְהִ֤י מְצֹרָע֙ עַד־י֣וֹם מֹת֔וֹ וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּבֵ֣ית הַחָפְשִׁ֑ית וְיוֹתָ֤ם בֶּן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־הַבַּ֔יִת שֹׁפֵ֖ט אֶת־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• smoteנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• so that he was a leperצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879
• unto the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of his deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in a severalחׇפְשִׁיתchophshûth chophshîyth · freedomH2669
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• And Jothamיוֹתָםyôthâm · JothamH3147
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• over the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• judgingשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 2 Kings 15:5

• 2 Samuel 3:29Joab and his family are the guilty ones. May the family of Joab be cursed in every generation with a man who has open sores or leprosy or who walks on crutches or dies by the sword or begs for food!”
• 2 Chronicles 26:16But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.
• Job 34:19He doesn’t care how great a person may be, and he pays no more attention to the rich than to the poor. He made them all.
• 2 Kings 5:27Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman’s leprosy forever.” When Gehazi left the room, he was covered with leprosy; his skin was white as snow.
• Numbers 12:10As the cloud moved from above the Tabernacle, there stood Miriam, her skin as white as snow from leprosy. When Aaron saw what had happened to her,
• 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four men with leprosy sitting at the entrance of the city gates. “Why should we sit here waiting to die?” they asked each other.
• Leviticus 13:46As long as the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation in their place outside the camp.
• Numbers 12:14But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had done nothing more than spit in her face, wouldn’t she be defiled for seven days? So keep her outside the camp for seven days, and after that she may be accepted back.”
• Deuteronomy 24:8“In all cases involving serious skin diseases, be careful to follow the instructions of the Levitical priests; obey all the commands I have given them.
• 2 Chronicles 26:21So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the Lord. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.
• 2 Samuel 8:15So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.
• 2 Samuel 15:2He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.
• 1 Kings 3:9Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”
• Psalms 72:1Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 15:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper - The reason of this plague is well told in the above quoted chapter, 2 Chronicles 26:16. That his heart being elated, he went into the temple to burn incense upon the altar, assuming to himself the functions of the high priest; that Azariah the priest, with fourscore others, went in after him, to prevent him; and that while they were remonstrating against his conduct, the Lord struck him with the leprosy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper - The circumstances under which this terrible affliction befel one of the greatest of the Jewish kings, are given at some length by the author of Chronicles (marginal reference), who supplies us with a tolerably full account of this important reign, which the writer of Kings dismisses in half-a-dozen verses. A several house - “A house of liberation,” or, freedom. On the necessity, under which the Law placed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Because Uzziah took over the duties meant for priests (2 Chronicles 26:16–21), the Lord punished him with leprosy. His son Jotham became co-ruler around 750 BC. Although Uzziah was isolated and could not perform public duties, he might have still held political power. King Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria, who ruled from 744 to 727 BC, during his first western campaign from 744 to 743 BC, mentioned an opponent named Azariau, who many scholars believe was…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72Ki 15:1-7. Azariah's Reign over Judah. 1-7. In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam--It is thought that the throne of Judah continued vacant eleven or twelve years, between the death of Amaziah and the inauguration of his son Azariah. Being a child only four years old when his father was murdered, a regency was appointed during Azariah's minority. began Azariah ... to reign--The character of his reign is described by the brief formula employed by the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 15:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jotham
• Leprosy
• Regency
• Sanitation
• Uzziah

In the dictionaries

• Jotham
• Chronicles, Books of
• Uzziah
• Assyria
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Eliakim
• House
• Judge
• Leper; Leprosy
• Several; Severally

Commentaries on 2 Kings 15

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings