2 Chronicles 26:20

And Azaryahu the Kohen HaRosh, and all the Kohanim, looked upon him, and, hinei, he was leprous on his metzach, and they thrust him out from there; yea, he himself hasted also to go out, because Hashem nun-gimmel-ayin-vav. + 26:20 had smitten him, afflicted him, see Isa 53:8,10 where Hashem has the “nega” fall on not on this Ben Dovid Uziyahu, but on Moshiach Ben Dovid

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

In Context

19Then Uziyahu became angry, and had a mikteret (censer) in his yad to burn ketoret, and while he was raging with the Kohanim, the tzara'at even broke out on his metzach (forehead) before the Kohanim in the Beis Hashem, near the Mizbe'ach HaKetoret.

21And Uziyahu HaMelech was metzorah (a leper) unto his yom mot, and dwelt in a leper asylum house, because of his leprosy; for he was nigzar + 26:21 See Isa 53:8 which uses same word nigzar, “excluded,” of Moshiach who was nigzar from the land of the living, meaning Moshiach died from the Beis Hashem; and Yotam bno was over the Bais HaMelech, governing the Am HaAretz.

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Cross References

Leviticus 14:34When ye be come into Eretz Kena'an, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the nega tzara'at in a bais of the eretz of your possession;

Deuteronomy 28:35Hashem shall strike thee in the birkayim (knees), and in the legs, with shekhin rah (foul boil) that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

Esther 6:12And Mordechai came again to the Sha'ar HaMelech. But Haman hasted to his bais, having his head covered in evel (mourning). + 6:12 See 4:3

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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