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2 Chronicles 26

2 Chronicles 26:21

Uzziah Reigns in Judah · 2 Chronicles 26:1–23
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Translations

Modern
So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Uzziah the king was a leper until the day of his death, and He dwelt in isolation in a house of being leprous, for he was cut off from the house of YHWH. And Jotham his son was over the house of the king, judging the people of the land.
Latin
Fuit igitur Ozias rex leprosus usque ad diem mortis suæ, et habitavit in domo separata plenus lepra, ob quam ejectus fuerat de domo Domini. Porro Joatham filius ejus rexit domum regis, et judicabat populum terræ.

Original

Hebrew
English
So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.

Notes

2 Chronicles 26:21

Leprosy 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.

Theme notes and profiles

Uzziah The Plagues Violation of the Sacred

Parallels

2 Kings 14:21–22 2 Kings 15:1–7

People

Jotham: King of Judah and son of Uzziah Uzziah: King of Judah, reigned 52 years

Glossary

Azariah Book of Amos Chronicles, Books of First and Second Counsel, Counselor Genealogy Incense Jotham Uzziah

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Uzziah Church and State: Attempted Usurpation of Ecclesiastical Functions by Civil Authorities, Reproved Church: House of the Lord Incense by Uzziah Incense: Uzziah Punished for offering Jotham: Son of Azariah, King of Judah Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah Leprosy: Isolation of Lepers Leprosy: Sent As a Judgment On: Uzziah Leprosy: Those Afflicted With: Cut off from God's House Priests: Punishment for Invading the office of Sacrilege of Uzziah Sanitation: Quarantine: Instances of The Afflictions of the Wicked: Uzziah Usurpation in Religious Affairs by King Uzziah, in Assuming Priestly offices Uzziah: Called Azariah is Presumptuous in Burning Incense; Stricken with Leprosy; Quarantined Uzziah: Called Azariah: Jotham Regent During Quarantine of