2 Chronicles 26 · Verse 21

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.
2 Chronicles 26:21, King James Version

2 Chronicles 26:21 in other translations

BSBSo 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.
WEBUzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the LORD’s house. Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
ASVAnd Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
YLTAnd Uzziah the king is a leper unto the day of his death, and inhabiteth a separate house--a leper, for he hath been cut off from the house of Jehovah, and Jotham his son is over the house of the king, judging the people of the land.
DARBYAnd Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah. And Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
BBESo King Uzziah was a leper till the day of his death, living separately in his private house; for he was cut off from the house of God; and Jotham his son was ruling over his house, judging the people of the land.
WebsterAnd Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 26:21 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 21 And 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.

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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 26:21 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.

וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand he wasH1961
עֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huUzziahH5818
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
מְצֹרָ֣ע\׀me.tzo.Ra'leprousH6879
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
י֣וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117
מוֹת֗וֹmo.Todeath hisH4194
וַיֵּ֜שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dweltH3427
בֵּ֤יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ha.cha.fe.shut<the> separatenessH2669
מְצֹרָ֔עme.tzo.Ra'leprousH6879
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
נִגְזַ֖רnig.Zarhe was cut offH1504
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.Tamand JothamH3147
בְּנוֹ֙be.Noson hisH1121
עַל\־'al-[was] overH5921
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
שׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.FetjudgingH8199
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עַ֥ם'am[the] people ofH5971
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 26:21

  • Leviticus 13:46

    All 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.

  • 2 Kings 15:5-7

    And the Lord 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. And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 7:3

    And 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?

  • Numbers 12:15

    And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.

  • Numbers 5:2-3

    Command 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: Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3239-3246. B.C. 765-758. Uzziah.
2Ki 15:5
dwelt.
Le 13:46; Nu 5:2,3; 12:15; 2Ki 7:3
several. Heb. free.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:22

    Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.

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2 Chronicles 26:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así el rey Uzzías fué leproso hasta el día de su muerte, y habitó en una casa apartada, leproso, por lo que había sido separado de la casa de Jehová; y Joatham su hijo tuvo cargo de la casa real, gobernando al pueblo de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi Ozias fut lépreux jusqu’au jour de sa mort; et il habita, lépreux, dans une maison d’isolement, car il fut exclu de la maison de l’ Éternel; et Jotham, son fils, fut chef de la maison du roi, jugeant le peuple du pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König Ussija war aussätzig bis zum Tage seines Todes, und er wohnte in einem Krankenhause als Aussätziger; denn er war von dem Hause Jehovas ausgeschlossen. Und Jotham, sein Sohn, war über das Haus des Königs und richtete das Volk des Landes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		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.