2 Kings 15:5

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
smote	וַיְנַגַּ֨ע vay.na.Ga'	H5060	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
leper	מְצֹרָע֙ 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	מֹת֔וֹ mo.To	H4194	death (natural or violent) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
dwelt	וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
several	הַחָפְשִׁ֑ית ha.cha.fe.Shit	H2669	prostration by sickness · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
house	בְּבֵ֣ית be.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Jotham	וְיוֹתָ֤ם ve.yo.Tam	H3147	Jotham · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
king’s	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
house	הַבַּ֔יִת ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
judging	שֹׁפֵ֖ט 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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

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 12:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the cam…
Numbers 12:10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold…
Deuteronomy 24:8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I…
2 Samuel 3:29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or tha…
2 Samuel 8:15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
2 Samuel 15:2-4 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king fo…
1 Kings 3:9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge thi…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 15:1-7

This is a short account of the reign of Azariah. 1. Most of it is general, and the same that has been given of others; he began young and reigned long (Kg2 15:2), did, for the most part, that which was right, Kg2 15:3 (it was happy for the kingdom that a good reign was a long one), only he had not zeal and courage enough to take away the high places, Kg2 15:4. 2. That which is peculiar, Kg2 15:5 (that God smote him with a leprosy) is more largely related, with the occasion of it, Ch2 26:16, etc., where we have also a fuller account of the glories of the former part of his reign, as well as of the disgraces of the latter part of it. He did that which was right, as Amaziah had done; like him,…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 15:5

The Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper - The reason of this plague is well told in the above quoted chapter, Ch2 26:16. That his heart being elated, he went into the temple to burn incense upon the altar, assuming to himself the functions of the high priest; that Azariah the priest, with fourscore others, went in after him, to prevent him; and that while they were remonstrating against his conduct, the Lord struck him with the leprosy, which immediately appeared on his forehead; that they thrust him out as an unclean person; and that he himself hurried to get out, feeling that the Lord had smitten him; that he was obliged to dwell in a house by himself, being leprous, to the day of…

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John Gill on 2 Kings 15:5

And the Lord smote the king,.... With leprosy; the reason of it was, because he intruded into the priest's office, and went into the temple to burn incense on the altar of incense, 2 Chronicles 26:19, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death; but how long it was to it from his being smitten cannot be said with certainty; Dr. Lightfoot (l) thinks he died the same year he was smitten: and dwelt in a several house: without Jerusalem, as the Targum; for lepers, according to the law, were to dwell separate without the camp or city, Leviticus 13:46 the word for "several" signifies "free" (m); here he lived alone, free from the company and conversation of men, free from the business of go…

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…
Jotham · 2. — 2.
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah — Who reigned over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah
Leprosy · I — I
Regency · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Sanitation · .Instances of — .Instances of
Uzziah · .Is presumptuous in burning incense; stricken with leprosy; quarantined — .Is presumptuous in burning incense; stricken with leprosy; quarantined

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 15:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 15:1-7

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 15:5

John Gill on 2 Kings 15:5

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 15:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 15:1-7

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 15:5

John Gill on 2 Kings 15:5

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Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 15:1-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 15:5

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