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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Uzziah	עֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ 'u.zi.Ya.hu	H5818	Uzzijah · proper noun, a man's name
king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
leper	מְצֹרָ֣ע me.tzo.Ra'	H6879	to scourge · verb, pual passive participle, masculine singular absolute
day	י֣וֹם Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine singular construct
death	מוֹת֗וֹ mo.To	H4194	death (natural or violent) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
in	וַיֵּ֜שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
several	הַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ ha.cha.fe.shut	H2669	prostration by sickness · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
house	בֵּ֤ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
leper	מְצֹרָ֔ע me.tzo.Ra'	H6879	to scourge · verb, pual passive participle, masculine singular absolute
off	נִגְזַ֖ר nig.Zar	H1504	to cut down or off · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
house	מִבֵּ֣ית mi.Beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Jotham	וְיוֹתָ֤ם ve.yo.Tam	H3147	Jotham · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son	בְּנוֹ֙ be.No	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
judging	שׁוֹפֵ֖ט sho.Fet	H8199	to judge · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
people	עַ֥ם 'am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct
land	הָאָֽרֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

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 habitat…
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…
Numbers 12:15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
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?
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 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 26:21

dwelt in a several house--in an infirmary [BERTHEAU].

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 26:21

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.

John Gill on 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,.... See Gill on 2 Kings 15:5, for he was cut off from the house of the Lord; not, suffered to enter into that, because of his uncleanness: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land; see 2 Kings 15:5.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 26:21

The leprosy forced King Uzziah to spend the end of his life in quarantine in a separate house (literally a free house). The significance of this term is not known; it is often interpreted to mean that he was free from the duties of the monarchy. In Ugaritic texts, it seems to be a euphemism for a place of total confinement.

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…
Jotham — Jehovah is perfect. (1.) The youngest of Gideon’s seventy sons. He escaped when the rest were put to death by the order of Abimelech (Judg. 9:5). When “the citizens of Shechem and the whole house of…
Afflictions Of The Wicked, The · Exemplified: Uzziah — Exemplified: Uzziah
Church · HOUSE OF THE LOR — HOUSE OF THE LOR
Church And State · reproved — reproved
Incense · By Uzziah — By Uzziah
Jotham · 2. — 2.
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah — Who reigned over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah
Leprosy · .Uzziah — .Uzziah
Priests · Punishment for invading the office of — Punishment for invading the office of
Sacrilege · .Of Uzziah — .Of Uzziah
Sanitation · .Instances of — .Instances of
Usurpation · .By King Uzziah, in assuming priestly offices — .By King Uzziah, in assuming priestly offices

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:21

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 26:21

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 26:21

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 26:21

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 26:21

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 26:21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 26:21

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Rashi on 2 Chronicles 26:21