2 Chronicles 26:23

Uzziah died and was buried near them in a cemetery belonging to the kings, for people said, “He was a leper.” His son Jotham took over as king.

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In The King James Version

So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

In Context

22The rest of what Uzziah did, from beginning to end, was written down by the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 21:20Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. When he died, no one mourned him. He was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal tombs.

2 Chronicles 27:1Jotham was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. His mother's name was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.

2 Chronicles 33:20Manasseh died and was buried at his palace. His son Amon took over as king.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 26:17-23

Uzziah's Sin and Punishment. ( b. c. 763.) 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. 17 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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