2 Chronicles 26:16 “But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruct…”

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when Uzziah became 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

World English Bible

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly and he trespassed against the LORD his God, for he went into the LORD’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.

American Standard Version

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Jehovah his God; for he went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

Geneva Bible 1599

But when he was strong, his heart was lift vp to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the Temple of the Lord to burne incense vpon the altar of incense.

Darby Translation

But when he became strong his heart was lifted up to [his] downfall; and he transgressed against Jehovah his God, and went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

Young's Literal Translation

And at his being strong his heart hath been high unto destruction, and he trespasseth against Jehovah his God, and goeth in unto the temple of Jehovah to make perfume upon the altar of perfume.

Bible in Basic English

But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up in pride, causing his destruction; and he did evil against the Lord his God; for he went into the Temple of the Lord for the purpose of burning perfumes on the altar of perfumes.

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Cross references

“when he was”

2 Chronicles 32:25 2 Chronicles 25:19 Proverbs 16:18 Habakkuk 2:4 Deuteronomy 8:14 Deuteronomy 8:17

2 Chronicles 32:25 · BSB

But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 25:19 · BSB

You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”

Proverbs 16:18 · BSB

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Habakkuk 2:4 · BSB

Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright — but the righteous will live by faith —

Deuteronomy 8:14 · BSB

then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Deuteronomy 8:17 · BSB

You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”

“went into”

2 Kings 16:12 2 Kings 16:13

2 Kings 16:12 · BSB

When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.

2 Kings 16:13 · BSB

He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and splattered the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.

“to burn”

Numbers 16:1 Numbers 16:7 Numbers 16:18 Numbers 16:35 1 Kings 12:33 1 Kings 13:1–4

Numbers 16:1 · BSB

Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

Numbers 16:7 · BSB

and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”

Numbers 16:18 · BSB

So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 16:35 · BSB

And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

1 Kings 12:33 · BSB

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and bur…

1 Kings 13:1–4 · BSB

Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.

Also

2 Kings 14:10

2 Kings 14:10 · BSB

You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15And 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 until he became powerful.

17Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.

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