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2 Kings 15:5

2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 Kings 15:5 a leper to the day of his death. Sometime during his reign, Azariah became a leper and was unable to govern. He occupied a separate house, which is a symbolic way of saying that he was relieved of his responsibilities. He was regarded as essentially dead. See note on 2 Chron. 26:21–23. Azariah’s son Jotham governed Judah in his place.

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See also 2 Kings 15:5 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 2 Kings 15:5. _THE LORD SMOTE THE KING, SO THAT HE WAS A LEPER_] The reason of this plague is well told in the above quoted chapter, 2 Chronicles 26:16. That his heart being elated, he went int...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE LORD SMOTE THE KING, SO THAT HE WAS A LEPER - The circumstances under which this terrible affliction befel one of the greatest of the Jewish kings, are given at some length by the author of Chroni...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 15 _ 1. Reign and death of Azariah (Uzziah) (2 Kings 15:1; 2 Chronicles 26)._ 2. Reign and death of Zachariah (2 Kings 15:8) 3. Reign and death of Shallum ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    REIGN OF AZARIAH (UZZIAH). The long reign of this king passes almost unnoticed in this book. He is called Uzziah elsewhere in Chronicles and Isaiah, except 1 Chronicles 3:12. 2 KINGS 15:5. Yahweh smo...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE LORD SMOTE. Jehovah smote. Chronicles comes in here to explain why. See 2 Chronicles 26:16, and note _on_ "Kings" in title of. Kings (p. 447). A LEPER. One of nine afflicted with leprosy. See note...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper_ The more political history in Kings tells us nothing about the reason why Azariah was smitten. The Chronicler however says that the king's success...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THE LORD SMOTE THE KING— See on 2 Chronicles 26:19. _In a several house,_ is rendered by Houbigant, _a separate_ or _remote house._ REFLECTIONS.—Azariah began young to reign, and sat very long upo...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. THE REIGN OF AZARIAH (UZZIAH) IN JUDAH 15:1-7 TRANSLATION (1) In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign. (2) He was sixteen yea...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _SIXTEEN YEARS OLD WAS HE WHEN HE BEGAN TO REIGN, AND HE REIGNED TWO AND FIFTY YEARS IN JERUSALEM. AND HIS MOTHER'S NAME WAS JECHOLIAH OF JERUSALEM._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    15:5 house. (d-23) Or 'hospital;' and so 2 Chronicles 26:21 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE LORD SMOTE THE KING] For the reason see 2 Chronicles 26:16. A SEVERAL HOUSE] RM 'a lazar house,' in which he was secluded in accordance with the principle laid down in Leviticus 13:46. _Was_ OVER...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SUNDRY BRIEF ANNALS This chapter relates the reigns of Azariah and Jotham of Judah, and of Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah of Israel....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 15 UZZIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH V1 Uzziah, Amaziah’s son, began his rule as king of *Judah. He did so in the 27th...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THE LORD SMOTE THE KING. — The chronicler relates the reason — viz., because of his usurpation of priestly functions in the sanctuary. This happened towards the end of the reign. Jotham, the regen...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְנַגַּ֨ע יְהוָ֜ה אֶת ־הַ מֶּ֗לֶךְ וַ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    AZARIAH-UZZIAH B.C. 783 (?)- 737 JOTHAM B.C. 737-735 2 Kings 15:1; 2 Kings 15:32 "This is vanity, and it is a sore sickness." - Ecclesiastes 6:2. BEFORE we watch the last

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “A LEPER UNTIL THE DAY OF HIS DEATH” 2 Kings 15:1 The reign of Azariah, or Uzziah, in Judah was very splendid. Fifty-two years of almost unbroken prosperity! The story is told in the glowing periods...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The throne of Judah was occupied by Azariah, the Uzziah of Isaiah. In the main, his reign was characterized by obedience to the divine will, yet the people continued in sin, and the king was smitten w...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And the LORD (b) smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son [was] over the house, (c) judging the people of the land. (b)...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    A leper. In punishment of his usurping the priestly functions, 2 Paralipomenon xxvi. 19. (Challoner) (Worthington) --- The priests boldly remonstrated with him, but to no effect; till the king perceiv...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The review of the parallel history in the 2nd book of the Chronicles, will form the best comment on the history of Azariah. Though it be said he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, it i...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    But not merely this. "Elisha died and they buried him" (2 Kings 13:20). Was not Elisha gone then? Not so. There was to be even a more glorious witness in his death than in his life. In his life, no do...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17. Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of Jehovah...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE LORD SMOTE THE KING,.... With leprosy; the reason of it was, because he intruded into the priest's office, and went into the temple to burn incense on the altar of incense, 2 Chronicles 26:19,...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son [was] over the house, judging the people of the land. Ver. 5. _A...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper_ The cause of this stroke is related at large, 2 Chronicles 26:16. _And dwelt in a several house_ Separated from conversation with others by virtue of...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Azariah his good reigne. 5 He dying a Leper, Iotham succeedeth. 8 Zachariah, the last of Iehu his generation, reigning ill, is slaine by Shallum. 13 Shallum reigning a moneth, is slaine by Menahe...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the Lord smote the king, touching him with sickness for overstepping his authority and trespassing upon the function of the priests, 2 Chronicles 26:16, SO THAT HE WAS A LEPER UNTO THE DAY OF HIS...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AZARIAH IN JUDAH...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    AZARIAH'S REIGN IN JUDAH (vv.1-17) The reign of Azariah began after Jereboam had reigned 27 years in Samaria. We have seen Azariah (Uzziah) was only 16 years old when he began to reign, and reigned...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-7 Uzziah did for the most part that which was right. It was happy for the kingdom that a good reign was a long one....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HE WAS A LEPER; the cause whereof see 2 CHRONICLES 26:16. DWELT IN A SEVERAL HOUSE; separated from conversation with others by virtue of that law, LEVITICUS 13:46, which being the law of the King of k...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Kings 15:5 LORD H3068 struck H5060 (H8762) king H4428 leper H6879 (H8794) day H3117 death H4194 dwelt...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE REIGN OF AZARIAH (UZZIAH) KING OF JUDAH C. 767-740/39 BC. CO-REGENT FROM 791/90 BC. The reign of Azariah (Uzziah) can be paralleled with that of Jeroboam, with similar expansion and the same stric...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Reign of Azariah and Jotham over Judah and Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah over Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Azariah, Jotham, Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pul, Pekahiah, Pekah, Rez...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Kings 15:1. _Azariah;_ that is, Uzziah, as below, and Isaiah 6:1. He was a good man under affliction, brought several of the ten tribes under the wings of his defence, extended his empire to the Red...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And the Lord smote the King._ FAMILIARITY WITH RELIGIOUS THINGS 1. The character and conduct of King Uzziah are very full of instruction. His life was marked by one fault, and by one signal act of p...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    AZARIAH AND JOTHAM IN JUDAH, AND THE LAST SIX KINGS IN ISRAEL CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 15:1.—AZARIAH, SON OF AMAZIAH, KING OF JUDAH—This king is the _Uzziah_ of 2 Chronicles 26. See t...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 15:1 REIGNS OF AZARIAH AND JOTHAM OVER JUDAH; AND OF ZACHARIAH, SHALLUM, MENAHEM, PEKAHIAH, AND PE

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, he reigned for fifty-two years (2 Kings 15:2). One of the longest reigns. He did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 3:28; 1 Kings 3:9; 2 Chronicles 26:16; 2 Chronicles 26:21;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    A leper — The cause whereof see 2 Chronicles 26:16....

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