Revised Webster's Bible
2 Chronicles 26
1Then all thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818, who wassixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, and made himkingוַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427instead of hisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.
3Sixteenשֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshesh 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. Hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasJecoliahיְכָלְיָ֖הye.khi.le.yahH3203ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
5And hesoughtלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֔הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148, who hadunderstandingהַמֵּבִ֖יןha.me.VinH995in thevisionsבִּרְאֹ֣תbir.'OtH7200ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and as longasוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117hesoughtדָּרְשׁ֣וֹda.re.ShoH1875theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430made him toprosperהִצְלִיח֖וֹhitz.li.ChoH6743.
6And he wentforthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318andwarredוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430, and brokedownוַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvai.yif.RotzH6555thewallח֣וֹמַתCho.matH2346ofGathגַּ֗תGatH1661, and thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJabnehיַבְנֵ֔הyav.NehH2996, and thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofAshdodאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד'ash.DodH795, andbuiltוַיִּבְנֶ֣הvai.yiv.NehH1129citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892aboutAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795, and among thePhilistinesוּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃u.va.pe.lish.TimH6430.
8And theAmmonitesהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֛יםha.'a.mo.NimH5984gaveוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414giftsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503toUzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֑הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818: and hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034spreadabroadH3212even to theentranceלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; for hestrengthenedהֶחֱזִ֖יקhe.che.ZikH2388himselfexceedinglyלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.
9MoreoverUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129towersמִגְדָּלִים֙mig.da.LimH4026inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389at thecornerהַפִּנָּ֛הha.pi.NahH6438gateשַׁ֧עַרSha.'arH8179, and at thevalleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179, and at theturningהַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַha.mik.Tzo.a'H4740of the wall, andfortifiedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃Vay.cha.ze.KemH2388them.
10Also hebuiltוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129towersמִגְדָּלִ֜יםmig.da.LimH4026in thedesertבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057, anddugוַיַּחְצֹב֙vai.yach.TzoH2672manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227wellsבֹּר֣וֹתbo.RotH953: for he hadmanyרַּב֙ravH7227cattleמִקְנֶה־mik.neh-H4735, both in the lowcountryוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219, and in theplainsוּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹרu.va.mi.ShorH4334:farmersאִכָּרִ֣ים'i.ka.RimH406also, andvinedressersוְכֹֽרְמִ֗יםve.kho.re.MimH3755in themountainsבֶּהָרִים֙be.ha.RimH2022, and inCarmelH3760: for helovedאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157thesoilאֲדָמָ֖ה'a.da.MahH127.
11MoreoverUzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֡הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818had anarmyחַיִל֩cha.YilH2428offightingמִלְחָמָ֜הmil.cha.MahH4421menעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213, that wentoutיוֹצְאֵ֧יyotz.'EiH3318towarצָבָ֣אtza.Va'H6635bybandsלִגְד֗וּדlig.DudH1416, according to thenumberבְּמִסְפַּר֙be.mis.ParH4557of theirreckoningפְּקֻדָּתָ֔םpe.ku.da.TamH6486by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofJeielיְעִיאֵ֣לye.'u.'elH3273thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641therulerהַשּׁוֹטֵ֑רha.sho.TerH7860, under thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608, one of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428captainsמִשָּׂרֵ֖יmi.sa.ReiH8269.
13And under theirhandיָדָם֩ya.DamH3027was anarmyחֵ֨יל צָבָ֜אcheil tza.Va'H2428H6635,threeשְׁלֹ֧שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֗לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505andfiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967, thatmadeעוֹשֵׂ֥יo.SeiH6213warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421withmightyחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428powerבְּכֹ֣חַbe.Kho.achH3581, tohelpלַעְזֹ֥רla'.ZorH5826thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428against theenemyהָאוֹיֵֽב׃ha.'o.YevH341.
14AndUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818preparedוַיָּכֶן֩vai.ya.KhenH3559for them throughout all thearmyהַצָּבָ֗אha.tza.Va'H6635shieldsמָגִנִּ֤יםma.gi.NimH4043, andspearsוּרְמָחִים֙u.re.ma.ChimH7420, andhelmetsוְכ֣וֹבָעִ֔יםve.Khoa.'ImH3553, and coats ofmailוְשִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹתve.shir.yo.NotH8302, andbowsוּקְשָׁת֑וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198, andslingsקְלָעִֽים׃ke.la.'ImH7050to caststonesוּלְאַבְנֵ֖יu.le.'av.NeiH68.
15And hemadeוַיַּ֣עַשׂ׀vai.Ya.'asH6213inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389enginesחִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹתchi.she.vo.NotH2810,inventedמַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284by skilfulmenחוֹשֵׁ֗בcho.ShevH2803, to be on thetowersהַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ha.mig.da.LimH4026and upon thebulwarksהַפִּנּ֔וֹתha.pi.NotH6438, toshootלִירוֹא֙li.rO'H3384arrowsבַּֽחִצִּ֔יםba.chi.TzimH2671andgreatגְּדֹל֑וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesוּבָאֲבָנִ֖יםu.va.'a.va.NimH68. And hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034spreadוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318farabroadלְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹקle.Me.ra.ChokH7350; for he wasmarvellouslyהִפְלִ֥יאhif.Li'H6381helpedלְהֵעָזֵ֖רle.he.'a.ZerH5826,tillH3588he wasstrongחָזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388.
16But when he wasstrongוּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393, hisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820was liftedupגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361to hisdestructionלְהַשְׁחִ֔יתle.hash.ChitH7843: for hetransgressedוַיִּמְעַ֖לvai.yim.'AlH4603against theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, andwentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935into thetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to burnincenseלְהַקְטִ֖ירle.hak.TirH6999upon thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofincenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004.
17AndAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548wentinוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and with himeightyשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםshe.mo.NimH8084priestsכֹּהֲנִ֧ים׀ko.ha.NimH3548of theLORDלַיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068, that werevaliantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121:
18And theywithstoodוַיַּעַמְד֞וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, It appertaineth not to thee,Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֗הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818, to burnincenseלְהַקְטִיר֙le.hak.TirH6999to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, but to thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175, that areconsecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942to burnincenseלְהַקְטִ֑ירle.hak.TirH6999: gooutצֵ֤אtze'H3318of thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720; for thou hasttrespassedמָעַ֔לְתָּma.'Al.taH4603; neither shall it be for thyhonourלְכָב֖וֹדle.kha.VodH3519from theLORDמֵיְהוָ֥הme.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
19ThenUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818wasangryוַיִּזְעַף֙vai.yiz.'AfH2196, and had acenserמִקְטֶ֖רֶתmik.Te.retH4730in hishandוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027to burnincenseלְהַקְטִ֑ירle.hak.TirH6999: and while he wasangryוּבְזַעְפּ֣וֹu.ve.za'.PoH2196with thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, theleprosyוְ֠הַצָּרַעַתVe.ha.tza.ra.'atH6883even roseupזָרְחָ֨הza.re.ChahH2224in hisforeheadבְמִצְח֜וֹve.mitz.ChoH4696beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, from beside theincenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004altarלְמִזְבַּ֥חle.miz.BachH4196.
20AndAzariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ֩'a.zar.ya.HuH5838thechiefהָרֹ֜אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹהֵ֨ןkho.HenH3548, and all thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,lookedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437upon him, and, behold, he wasleprousמְצֹרָע֙me.tzo.Ra'H6879in hisforeheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696, and they thrust himoutוַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּvai.yav.hi.Lu.huH926from there; yea, himselfhastenedנִדְחַ֣ףnid.ChafH1765also to gooutלָצֵ֔אתla.TzetH3318, because theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hadsmittenנִגְּע֖וֹni.ge.'OH5060him.
21AndUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428was aleperמְצֹרָ֣ע׀me.tzo.Ra'H6879to thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of hisdeathמוֹת֗וֹmo.ToH4194, and dweltinוַיֵּ֜שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427aseparateהַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ha.cha.fe.shutH2669houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, being aleperמְצֹרָ֔עme.tzo.Ra'H6879; for he was cutoffנִגְזַ֖רnig.ZarH1504from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andJothamוְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.TamH3147hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121was over theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,judgingשׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
22Now therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאֲחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, werewrittenכָּתַ֛בka.TavH3789byIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֖וֹץ'a.MotzH531.
23SoUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1, and theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him with hisfathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֤הbis.DehH7704of theburialהַקְּבוּרָה֙ha.ke.vu.RahH6900which belonged to thekingsלַמְּלָכִ֔יםla.me.la.KhimH4428; for theysaidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, He is aleperמְצוֹרָ֣עme.tzo.Ra'H6879: andJothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.
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
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