Verse 14

2 Chronicles 26:14

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14 But because he was powerful he became arrogant, and this led to his ruin. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God (Elohim), and he himself entered the Lord's Temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יָּכֶן֩ לָ/הֶ֨ם עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ לְ/כָל הַ/צָּבָ֗א מָגִנִּ֤ים וּ/רְמָחִים֙ וְ/כ֣וֹבָעִ֔ים וְ/שִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹת וּ/קְשָׁת֑וֹת וּ/לְ/אַבְנֵ֖י קְלָעִֽים

English Translation

And Uzziah prepared for them shields and spears and helmets and body armor and bows and stones for slinging.

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Chapter 26 Context

1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, sixteen years old, and made him king in succession to his fathe... Focus ↗

2 Uzziah was sixteen when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother'... Focus ↗

3 He worshiped God (Elohim) during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him to respect God (Elohim).... Focus ↗

4 Uzziah went to war against the Philistines, and he demolished the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod.... Focus ↗

5 God (Elohim) helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians living in Gurbaal, and against... Focus ↗

6 The Meunites brought gifts as tribute to Uzziah. His reputation spread as far as the border of Egypt... Focus ↗

7 Uzziah built defensive towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and the Valley Gate, and at the corner... Focus ↗

8 He also built towers in the desert and cut many water cisterns out of the rock, because he had a gre... Focus ↗

9 Uzziah had an army of battle-ready soldiers, in divisions according to the numbers in the listing ma... Focus ↗

10 The total number of family leaders was 2,600 fighting men. Focus ↗

11 Under their command was an army of 307,500 trained for battle, who had the power to help the king fi... Focus ↗

12 Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones for the whole army. Focus ↗

13 He also made skillfully designed war machines to fire arrows and large stones from the towers and co... Focus ↗

14 But because he was powerful he became arrogant, and this led to his ruin. For he was unfaithful to t...

15 Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty brave priests of the Lord. Focus ↗

16 They stood up to him, and told him, “It's not your place to burn incense to the Lord. Only the pries... Focus ↗

17 Uzziah, who was holding a censer in his hand to offer incense, became furious. But as he raged at th... Focus ↗

18 When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him and saw the leprosy on his forehead,... Focus ↗

19 King Uzziah was a leper until the day he died. He lived by himself as a leper, barred from entering... Focus ↗

20 The rest of what Uzziah did, from beginning to end, was written down by the prophet Isaiah, son of A... Focus ↗

21 Uzziah died and was buried near them in a cemetery belonging to the kings, for people said, “He was... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 26 (21 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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