2 Chronicles 26 · Verse 20

2 Chronicles 26:20

And 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 the Lord had smitten him.
2 Chronicles 26:20, King James Version

2 Chronicles 26:20 in other translations

BSBWhen 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.
WEBAzariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead; and they thrust him out quickly from there. Indeed, he himself also hurried to go out, because the LORD had struck him.
ASVAnd Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.
YLTAnd Azariah the head priest looketh unto him, and all the priests, and lo, he is leprous in his forehead, and they hasten him thence, and also he himself hath hastened to go out, for Jehovah hath plagued him.
DARBYAnd 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; even he himself hasted to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.
BBEAnd Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looking at him, saw the mark of the leper on his brow, and they sent him out quickly and he himself went out straight away, for the Lord's punishment had come on him.
WebsterAnd 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 the LORD had smitten him.

What does 2 Chronicles 26:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:16-21

16-21. 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Because the Lord had smitten him - "Because the Word of the Lord had brought the plague upon him." - T.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 26:16-23

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…

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2 Chronicles 26:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenand he turnedH6437
אֵלָ֡יו'e.Lavto himH413
עֲזַרְיָהוּ֩'a.zar.ya.HuAzariahH5838
כֹהֵ֨ןkho.Hen[the] priest ofH3548
הָרֹ֜אשׁha.Roshthe headH7218
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!H2009
ה֤וּאhu'heH1931
מְצֹרָע֙me.tzo.Ra'[was] leprousH6879
בְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.Choon forehead hisH4696
וַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּvai.yav.hi.Lu.huand they hastened himH926
מִשָּׁ֑םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and alsoH1571
הוּא֙hu'heH1931
נִדְחַ֣ףnid.Chafhe hurried himselfH1765
לָצֵ֔אתla.Tzetto go outH3318
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
נִגְּע֖וֹni.ge.'Ohe had struck himH5060
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 26:20

  • Deuteronomy 28:35

    The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

  • Leviticus 14:34

    When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;

  • Esther 6:12

    And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

  • Deuteronomy 28:22

    The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hated also.
Es 6:12
the Lord.
Le 14:34; De 28:22,35

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 26:19

    Then 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 the Lord, from beside the incense altar.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:20

    And 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 the Lord had smitten him.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:21

    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.

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2 Chronicles 26:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y miróle Azarías el sumo sacerdote, y todos los sacerdotes, y he aquí la lepra estaba en su frente; é hiciéronle salir apriesa de aquel lugar; y él también se dió priesa á salir, porque Jehová lo había herido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Azaria, le principal sacrificateur, et tous les sacrificateurs, le regardèrent; et voici, il était lépreux au front; et ils le chassèrent de là; et lui aussi se hâta de sortir, car l’ Éternel l’avait frappé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Asarja, der Hauptpriester, und alle die Priester wandten sich zu ihm, und siehe, er war aussätzig an seiner Stirn, und sie trieben ihn eilends von dannen fort; und auch er selbst beeilte sich hinauszukommen, weil Jehova ihn geschlagen hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque respexisset eum Azarias pontifex, et omnes reliqui sacerdotes, viderunt lepram in fronte ejus, et festinato expulerunt eum. Sed et ipse perterritus, acceleravit egredi, eo quod sensisset illico plagam Domini.