2 Chronicles 26:21 “So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in iso…”

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 and governed the people of the land.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Uzziah 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.

American Standard Version

And 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Vzziah the king was a leper vnto the day of his death, and dwelt as a leper in an house apart, because he was cut off from the house of ye Lord: and Iotham his sonne ruled ouer the Kings house, and iudged the people of the land.

Darby Translation

And 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.

Young's Literal Translation

And 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.

Bible in Basic English

So 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.

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Cross references

“A. M. 3239-3246. B.C. 765-758. Uzziah”

2 Kings 15:5

2 Kings 15:5 · BSB

And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

“dwelt”

Leviticus 13:46 Numbers 12:15 2 Kings 7:3 Numbers 5:2 Numbers 5:3

Leviticus 13:46 · BSB

As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.

Numbers 12:15 · BSB

So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again.

2 Kings 7:3 · BSB

Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?

Numbers 5:2 · BSB

“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.

Numbers 5:3 · BSB

You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”

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

In context

20When 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.

22As 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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