To his destruction - Rather, “to do wickedly.” Uzziah appears to have deliberately determined to invade the priest’s office (marginal reference “m”), thus repeating the sin of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Numbers 16:1.
Verse 2 Chronicles 26:16. _HE TRANSGRESSED AGAINST THE LORD_] "He sinned against the WORD of the Lord his God." - _T_. _WENT INTO THE TEMPLE TO BURN INCENSE_] Thus assuming to himself the priest's o...
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...
WHEN HE WAS STRONG. See note on 2 Chronicles 26:15. TRANSGRESSED. Hebrew. _ma'al._ App-44....
_to_his _destruction_ R.V. SO THAT HE DID CORRUPTLY; cp. 2 Chronicles 27:2 (the same Heb. word). _he transgressed_ R.V. TRESPASSED; cp. 2 Chronicles 12:2; Joshua 7:1;...
DISCOURSE: 418 THE BAD EFFECTS OF PROSPERITY 2 Chronicles 26:15. _He was marvellously helped, till he was strong. But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction_. IT not unfrequen...
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...
_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._ HE T...
26:16 downfall; (a-13) Or 'to act corruptly.' transgressed (b-16) See 1 Chronicles 2:7 ....
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...
TO _his_ DESTRUCTION] RV 'so that he did corruptly.' INTO THE TEMPLE] The altar of incense was in the Holy Place....
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....
BUT WHEN HE WAS STRONG. — See 2 Chronicles 26:15, “till he was strong,” and the same phrase, 2 Chronicles 12:1. HIS HEART WAS LIFTED UP. — With pride. TO HIS DESTRUCTION. — Rather, _even to dealing...
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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...
But when he was strong, his heart (i) 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....
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...
WHEN HE WAS STRONG,.... Became great and powerful, through his victories, the enlargement of his dominions, and having a numerous army, and these well accoutred, and many fortified cities and towers:...
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. Ver...
_When he was strong_ Strengthened in his kingdom, and free from the fear of any enemy; _his heart was lifted up to his destruction_ Thus the prosperity of fools, by puffing them up with pride, destroy...
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....
Uzziah's Arrogance Punished...
But when he was strong, when he had gained so much power and occupied such an influential position among the nations, HIS HEART WAS LIFTED UP, in sinful pride and vanity, TO HIS DESTRUCTION; FOR HE TR...
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...
BUT WHEN HE WAS STRONG; when he was strengthened in his kingdom, and free from the fear of any enemy. INTO THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD; into the holy place, where the altar of incense stood, and into which...
2 Chronicles 26:16 strong H2393 heart H3820 up H1361 (H8804) destruction H7843 (H8687) transgressed H4603 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 Kings 12:33; 1 Kings 13:1; 2 Chronicles 25:19; 2 Chronicles 32:25;...
Into Jerusalem — Into the holy place, where the altar of incense stood, and into which none but the priests might enter, much less offer incense....