2 Chronicles 26:16

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
strong	וּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹ u.khe.chez.ka.To	H2393	prevailing power · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
heart	לִבּוֹ֙ li.Bo	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
up	גָּבַ֤הּ ga.Vah	H1361	to soar · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
destruction	לְהַשְׁחִ֔ית le.hash.Chit	H7843	to decay · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
transgressed	וַיִּמְעַ֖ל vai.yim.'Al	H4603	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	בַּיהוָ֣ה ba.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהָ֑יו 'e.lo.Hav	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
went	וַיָּבֹא֙ vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
temple	הֵיכַ֣ל hei.Khal	H1964	a large public building · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
incense	לְהַקְטִ֖יר le.hak.Tir	H6999	to smoke · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
altar	מִזְבַּ֥ח miz.Bach	H4196	an altar · noun, common masculine singular construct
incense	הַקְּטֹֽרֶת ha.ke.To.ret	H7004	a fumigation · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 32:25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and…
2 Chronicles 25:19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to t…
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Deuteronomy 8:14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondag…
Deuteronomy 8:17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Colossians 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen,…
Numbers 16:1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:16–end

Here is the only blot we find on the name of king Uzziah, and it is such a one as lies not on any other of the kings. Whoredom, murder, oppression, persecution, and especially idolatry, gave characters to the bad kings and some of them blemishes to the good ones, David himself not excepted, witness the matter of Uriah. But we find not Uzziah charged with any of these; and yet he transgressed against the Lord his God, and fell under the marks of his displeasure in consequence, not, as other kings, in vexatious wars or rebellions, but an incurable disease. I. His sin was invading the priest's office. The good way is one; by-paths are many. The transgression of his predecessors was forsaking th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:16

HE INVADES THE PRIEST'S OFFICE, AND IS SMITTEN WITH LEPROSY. (Ch2 26:16-21) he transgressed against the Lord, &c.--(See on Kg2 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 (Ch1 6:10) by the high priest, who was accompanied by eighty inferior priests. Rage and threats were the only answers he deigned to return, but God took care to vindicate the sacredness of the priestly office. At the moment the king lifted the censer, He struck him with leprosy. The earthquake mentioned (Amo 1:1) is said to have been fe…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 26:16

He transgressed against the Lord - "He sinned against the Word of the Lord his God." - T. Went into the temple to burn incense - Thus assuming to himself the priest's office. See this whole transaction explained in the notes on Kg2 15:5 (note).

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:16

When he was strong,.... Became great and powerful, through his victories, the enlargement of his dominions, and having a numerous army, and these well accoutred, and many fortified cities and towers: his heart was lifted up to his destruction; he grew vain and proud, elated with his flourishing circumstances, which issued in his ruin: for he transgressed against the Lord his God; who had helped him, and made him so great, and had bestowed so many favours upon him; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord his God;''what his transgression was, follows: and went into the temple of the Lord; the holy place, into which none but the priests might enter: to burn incense upon the altar of incense; wh…

The Church Fathers

Remember Uzziah, how he entered the sanctuary; by seeking to seize the priesthood he lost his kingdom. Adam, by wishing to enrich himself, incurred a double loss. Recognize in the sanctuary the Tree, in the censer the fruit and in the leprosy the nakedness. From these two treasures there proceeded harm in both cases.
— Ephrem the Syrian, HYMNS ON PARADISE 12.4

In the midst of paradise God had planted the Tree of Knowledge to separate off, above and below, sanctuary from Holy of Holies. Adam made bold to touch and was smitten like Uzziah: the king became leprous, Adam was tripped. Being struck like Uzziah, he hastened to leave: both kings fled and hid, in shame of their bodies.
— Ephrem the Syrian, HYMNS ON PARADISE 3.14

When King Uzziah carried a censer and violently took on himself to sacrifice, against the law of God, and refused to submit or give place, despite the opposition of Azariah the priest, he was confounded by God's indignation and defiled with the markings of leprosy on his forehead, branded by the Lord's anger on that part of the body on which those who win the Lord's favor are sealed.
— Cyprian, Treatise I. On the Unity of the Church 18

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Dictionary and topics

Chronicles, Books of — The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., “Acts of the Days.” This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version “Chronicon,” and hence…
Uzziah — A contracted form of Azari’ah the Lord is my strength. (1.) One of Amaziah’s sons, whom the people made king of Judah in his father’s stead (2 Kings 14:21; 2 Chr. 26:1). His long reign of about…
Altar Of Incense · Punishment for: Unauthorised offering on — Punishment for: Unauthorised offering on
Church And State · reproved — reproved
Heart, Character Of The Unrenewed · Elated by prosperity — Elated by prosperity
Incense · By Uzziah — By Uzziah
Ingratitude · 2:6,7; — 2:6,7;
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah — Who reigned over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah
Presumption · Exemplified: Uzziah — Exemplified: Uzziah
Priests · Punishment for invading the office of — Punishment for invading the office of
Prosperity · Forgetfulnesss of God in — Forgetfulnesss of God in
Sacrilege · .Of Uzziah — .Of Uzziah
Usurpation

2 Chronicles 26:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:16

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 26:16

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 26:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:16

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 26:16

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 26:16-18

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 26:16