2 Chronicles 26:21

2 Chronicles 26:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
• New International Version (NIV)King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house—leprous, and banned from the temple of the Lord. Jotham his son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper lived in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the Lord. And Jotham his son was over the king's household, governing the people of the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

Context of 2 Chronicles 26:21

19Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of Yhwh, from beside the incense altar. 20And 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 Yhwh had smitten him. And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Yhwh: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land. 22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 26:21 word by word

וַיְהִי֩ עֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ מְצֹרָ֣ע׀ עַד־י֣וֹם מוֹת֗וֹ וַיֵּ֜שֶׁב בֵּ֤ית הַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ מְצֹרָ֔ע כִּ֥י נִגְזַ֖ר מִבֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְיוֹתָ֤ם בְּנוֹ֙ עַל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שׁוֹפֵ֖ט אֶת־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• And Uzziahעֻזִּיָּהוּ‛ûzzîyâh ‛ûzzîyâhû · UzziahH5818
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• was a leperצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879
• unto the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of his deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• and dwelt inיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• a severalחׇפְשִׁיתchophshûth chophshîyth · freedomH2669
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• for he was cut offגָּזַרgâzar · to cutH1504
• from the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and Jothamיוֹתָםyôthâm · JothamH3147
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• judgingשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 26:21

• 2 Kings 15:5And Yhwh 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.
• Leviticus 13:46All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
• Numbers 5:2Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:
• Numbers 12:15And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
• 2 Kings 7:3And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 26:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21And dwelt in a several house - He was separated, because of the infectious nature of his disorder, from all society, domestic, civil, and religious. Jotham - was over the king's house - He became regent of the land; his father being no longer able to perform the functions of the regal office.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21A several house - See the marginal reference “q” note; and compare Psalm 88, which is supposed by some to refer to Uzziah.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. 21Leprosy forced King Uzziah to spend his final years in quarantine in isolation (literally a free house). The meaning of this term is unclear; it often suggests he was free from royal duties. In Ugaritic texts, it appears to be a way to suggest a place of complete confinement.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 26:21

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Church and State
• Incense
• Jotham
• Leprosy
• Sacrilege
• Sanitation
• Usurpation
• Uzziah

In the dictionaries

• Jotham
• Uzziah
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Cast
• Chronicles, Books of
• Fighting
• Mighty
• Ahaz
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Several; Severally

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