Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
2 Chronicles 26:17
And Azariah, the priest, that is, the head-priest, the high priest, went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord that were valiant men, men in the vigor of their strength;
And Azariah, the priest, that is, the head-priest, the high priest, went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord that were valiant men, men in the vigor of their strength;
CHAPTER 26 THE REIGN OF UZZIAH _ 1. The beginning of his reign (2 Chronicles 26:1)_ 2. Uzziah's success and fortifications (2 Chronicles 26:6) 3. Uzziah's sin and leprosy (2
THE REIGN OF UZZIAH (see notes on 2 Kings 14:21 to 2 Kings 15:7). The Chronicler amplifies considerably the account of this reign in 2 K. which is very meagre: his additions are in all probability bas...
VALIANT MEN. sons of valour....
_Azariah the priest_ i.e. the high-priest (2 Chronicles 26:20). He cannot be identified certainly with any priest in the list given 1 Chronicles 6:4-15 (5:30 41, Heb.)....
11. THE REIGN OF UZZIAH (Chapter 26) TEXT 2 Chronicles 26:1. And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 2. He built Eloth...
_AND AZARIAH THE PRIEST WENT IN AFTER HIM, AND WITH HIM FOURSCORE PRIESTS OF THE LORD, THAT WERE VALIANT MEN:_ No JFB commentary on this verse....
REIGN OF UZZIAH This chapter adds largely to the parallel account of Uzziah's reign in 2 Kings 15:1, and furnishes information respecting his wars, his military defences, and the cause of his leprosy...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 26 UZZIAH WINS WITH GOD’S HELP – 2 CHRONICLES 26:1-15 v1
UZZIAH’S PRESUMPTION PUNISHED BY LEPROSY HIS DEATH (2 Chronicles 26:16). This section also is mainly peculiar to the chronicler. 2 Kings 15:5 correspond to 2 Chronicles 26:21 only....
AZARIAH THE PRIEST — _i.e.,_ the high priest, whose duty it would be to resist such an encroachment on sacerdotal functions. His name does not occur in the list (1 Chronicles 4:27). VALIANT MEN. — _So...
וַ יָּבֹ֥א אַחֲרָ֖יו עֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ הַ כֹּהֵ֑ן...
UZZIAH, JOTHAM, AND AHAZ 2 Chronicles 26:1; 2 Chronicles 27:1; 2 Chronicles 28:1 AFTER the assassination of Amaziah, all the people of Judah took his son Uzziah, a lad of sixteen, calle
THE PENALTY OF PRIDE 2 Chronicles 26:16 The offices of priest and king were rigorously kept apart throughout the history of Israel. Melchizedek's dual office is typical of the priestly reign of Chris...
The story of Uzziah's long reign of fifty-two years is most interesting and remarkable. He was a man of strong character, and the early part of his occupancy of the throne was characterized by true pr...
_Azarias. The prophet, who had hitherto kept the king (H.) within bounds, was now no more, v. 5. T._...
We that live in gospel times can better conceive the cause of this awful visitation on Uzziah in invading the priests office. As the offering incense typified the Lord Jesus, because none but Jesus ca...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 THROUGH 26. Finally, the king perishes, according to Elijah's prediction. Disaster upon disaster falls upon Judah in consequence of this connection with th...
AND AZARIAH THE PRIEST WENT IN AFTER HIM,.... To hinder him from doing it, and to persuade him to go out. This was the high priest, as appears from 2 Chronicles 26:20 and is thought to be the same tha...
_And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, [that were] valiant men:_ Ver. 17. _That were valiant men._] Men of great strength and good mettle. Levites did...
1 Vzziah succeeding, and reigning well in the dayes of Zechariah, prospereth. 16 Waxing proud, he inuadeth the Priests office, and is smitten with leprosie. 22 Hee dieth, and Iotham succeedeth him....
THE REIGN OF UZZIAH (vv.1-15) Uzziah, the son of Amaziah, took the throne of Judah when he was only 16 years old and reigned for 52 years. The first thing mentioned about him is the positive good w...
16-23 The transgression of the kings before Uzziah was, forsaking the temple of the Lord, and burning incense upon idolatrous altars. But his transgression was, going into the holy place, and attempt...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Chronicles 26:17 Azariah H5838 priest H3548 in H935 (H8799) after H310 eighty H8084 priests H3548 valiant H
2 Chronicles 26:16 Notice some of the ways in which the guilt of presumption in the worship of God is often incurred in modern times. I. It ought not to provoke a smile when the first is named as th...
2 Chronicles 26:16 Rightly to apprehend Uzziah's sin we must remember through what barriers he had to break before he could resolve to do this thing. He had to disregard the direct command of Jehovah...
CONTENTS: Accession of Uzziah. His successes and fame. CHARACTERS: God, Uzziah, Zechariah, Jotham, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: The world's smiles are the devil's darts and prosperity ruin as many as adversi...
2 Chronicles 26:1. _Uzziah_ is called Azariah in 2 Kings 14:21. 2 Chronicles 26:5. _Uzziah sought God in the days of Zechariah._ This good priest being dead, as above, it must mean that Zechariah had...
_It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the Lord._ WE MUST ABIDE WITHIN OUR LIMITATION The great temptation of some natures is to try to do the very things for which they are lea...
2 CHRONICLES 26:1 Uzziah. Compare 2 Kings 15:2. The Chronicler emphasizes God’s blessing on Uzziah’s long reign (792–740 B.C.) but also the cause of his eventual downfall....
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 26:16 UNFAITHFUL means offending God’s holiness or failing to worship him appropriately (see “broke faith” in note on...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Uzziah’s character (2 Chronicles 26:1). “It is not too much to say that we are indebted to Chronicles for our whole conception of the character of Uz., and for nearly our whole knowle...
EXPOSITION The twenty-three verses of this chapter, entirely occupied with the career of Uzziah, have to be content with a parallel of nine verses only, viz. 2 Kings 14:21, 2 Kings 14:22; 2 Kings 15:1...
Chapter 26 we find the beginning of the reign of Uzziah. Now he was only sixteen years old when he began to reign and he had one of the longest reigns outside of Manasseh, the longest reign of any kin...
1 Chronicles 12:28; 1 Chronicles 26:6; 1 Chronicles 6:10...