2 Chronicles 26:17
15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
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.
And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.
19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.
- KJV
- And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
- WEB
- Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of the LORD, who were valiant men.
- ASV
- And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of Jehovah, that were valiant men:
- DARBY
- And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him priests of Jehovah, eighty valiant men;
- BLB
- And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him priests of YHWH—eighty sons of valor—
- ÅB
- Men presten Asarja gikk inn etter ham og med ham åtti av Herrens prester, modige menn.
- OTB
- Da fulgte presten Asarja etter ham, og med ham var åtti prester av Herren, modige menn.
- B1930
- Men presten Asarja gikk inn efter ham og med ham åtti av Herrens prester, modige menn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 6:10
And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
Read in context1 Chronicles 12:28
And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.
Read in context1 Chronicles 26:6
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
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