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2 Chronicles 26:18

AaronUzziah

16 But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

17 Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.

They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”

19 Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.

20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.

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BSB
They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”
KJV
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.
WEB
They resisted Uzziah the king, and said to him, “It isn’t for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed. It will not be for your honor from the LORD God.”
ASV
and they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It pertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto Jehovah, 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 honor from Jehovah God.
DARBY
and they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It is not for thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to Jehovah, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast transgressed; neither shall it be for thine honour from Jehovah Elohim.
BLB
and they stood up against Uzziah the king and said to him, “[It is] not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to YHWH, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed; and honor [is] not unto you from YHWH God.”
ÅB
De trådte opp mot kong Ussia og sa til ham: Det tilkommer ikke deg, Ussia, å brenne røkelse for Herren, men bare prestene, Arons sønner, de som er vidd til det. Gå ut av helligdommen! For du har vært ulydig, og det blir deg ikke til ære for Gud Herren.
OTB
De konfronterte kong Ussia og sa til ham: "Det er ikke for deg, Ussia, å brenne røkelse for Herren, men for prestene, Arons sønner, som er innviet til å brenne røkelse. Forlat helligdommen, for du har vært utro og vil ikke ha noen ære fra Herren Gud."
B1930
De trådte op mot kong Ussias og sa til ham: Det tilkommer ikke dig, Ussias, å brenne røkelse for Herren, men bare prestene, Arons sønner, de som er vidd til det. Gå ut av helligdommen! For du har vært ulydig, og det blir dig ikke til ære for Gud Herren.

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  • Exodus 30:7–8

    And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.

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  • Numbers 18:7

    But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

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  • Hebrews 5:4

    No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

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  • Jeremiah 13:18

    Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 19:2

    Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.

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  • 1 Corinthians 5:5

    hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

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  • Numbers 16:39–40

    So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,

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  • Galatians 2:11

    When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.

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