Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 26

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2 Chronicles 26 . 1 , Uzziah succeeding , and reigning well in the days of Zechariah , prospers; 2 Chronicles 26 . 16 , Waxing proud , he invades the priest’s office , and is smitten with leprosy; 2 Chronicles 26 . 22 , He dies , and Jotham succeeds him.

2 Chronicles 26:1

All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

2 Chronicles 26:1 · BSB

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2 Chronicles 26:2

Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

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2 Chronicles 26:3

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother's name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

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2 Chronicles 26:4

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.

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2 Chronicles 26:5

He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.

2 Chronicles 26:5 · BSB

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visions Heb. seeing

2 Chronicles 26:6

Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

2 Chronicles 26:6 · BSB

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or , in the country of

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Jabneh Jabneh , or Jamnia , was given to the tribe of Dan; and was situated between Lydda and Azotus. It is now called Yebna , and is described as "a village about twelve miles distant from Jaffa . Joppa in a fine open plain , surrounded by hills , and covered by herbage. On sloping hills of easy ascent , by which the plains were bordered , Yebna , Ekron , Ashdod , and Askalon were in sight."

2 Chronicles 26:7

God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.

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2 Chronicles 26:8

The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.

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spread Heb. went

2 Chronicles 26:9

Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.

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fortified or , repaired

2 Chronicles 26:10

Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.

2 Chronicles 26:10 · BSB

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or , cut out many cisterns

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or , fruitful fields

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husbandry Heb. ground

2 Chronicles 26:11

Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.

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2 Chronicles 26:12

The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600.

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2 Chronicles 26:13

Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.

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an army Heb. the power of an army

2 Chronicles 26:14

Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.

2 Chronicles 26:14 · BSB

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Heb. stones of slings

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2 Chronicles 26:15

And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.

2 Chronicles 26:15 · BSB

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These engines , it is probable , bore some resemblance to the baliste and catapulte of the Romans , which were employed for throwing stones and arrows , and were in reality the mortars and carcasses of antiquity. With respect to the towers which Uzziah built in the wilderness

  • 2 Chronicles 26:10 Mr. Harmer appears to have given a truer view of the subject than commentators in general have done , who suppose that they were conveniences made only for sheltering the shepherds from bad weather , or to defend them from incursions of enemies; for they might rather be designed to keep the nations that pastured there in awe , and also to induce them quietly to pay the tribute to which the
  • 2 Chronicles 26:8 seems to refer. William of Tyre describes a country not far from the Euphrates as inhabited by Syrian and Armenian Christians , who fed great flocks and herds there , but were kept in subjection to the Turks , in consequence of their living among them in strong places

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Heb. went forth

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2 Chronicles 26:16

But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

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2 Chronicles 26:17

Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.

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2 Chronicles 26:18

They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, "Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God."

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2 Chronicles 26:19

Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.

2 Chronicles 26:19 · BSB

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2 Chronicles 26:20

When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.

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2 Chronicles 26:21

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 to govern the people of the land.

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several Heb. free

2 Chronicles 26:22

As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

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2 Chronicles 26:23

And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings; for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 26:23 · BSB

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In the wider web6 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations 2 Chronicles 26:3 → 2 Kings 15:1, 2 Chronicles 26:3-23 → 2 Kings 15:1-7
Allusions 2 Chronicles 26:18 → Leviticus 10:1
Echoes 2 Chronicles 26:18 → Leviticus 10:10, 2 Chronicles 26:18 → Leviticus 10:10-11
Chiasms
Shaped 2 Chronicles 26
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