Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there. Yes, he himself also hurried to go out, because Yahweh had struck him.
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Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there. Yes, he himself also hurried to go out, because Yahweh had struck him.
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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.
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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 quickly from thence; yea, himself made haste also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 26:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 14:34 “When you have come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put a spreading mildew in a house in the land of your possession,
- Deuteronomy 28:22 Yahweh will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with fiery heat, with the sword, with blight, and with mildew. They will pursue you until you perish.
- Deuteronomy 28:35 Yahweh will strike you in the knees and in the legs with a sore boil, of which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.
- Esther 6:12 Mordecai came back to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 26:20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all…
2Ch 26:20 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.
Ver. 20. Yea, he himself also hasted.] As Est 6:12.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain They thrust him out; not by force, as was…
They thrust him out; not by force, as was noted on 2Ch 26:18, which needed not, for he voluntarily hasted away, as it follows; but by vehement persuasions and denunciations of God’s further judgments upon him, if he did not depart. Some suppose that the earthquake, mentioned Amo 1:1; Zec 14:5, happened upon this occasion, as another token of God’s displeasure against this unparalled arrogancy.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first…
Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last,.... What were done by him, both in the beginning and latter end of his reign:
did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write: not in his own prophecy, but in the history of his own times, which was usual for every prophet to write, though now lost, see Kg2 15:6.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Thrust - Not by force, which needed not, for…
Thrust - Not by force, which needed not, for he voluntarily hasted away, as it follows; but by vehement persuasions and denunciations of God's farther judgments upon him, if he did not depart.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. Because the Lord had smitten him.] "Because…
Verse 20. Because the Lord had smitten him.] "Because the WORD of the Lord had brought the plague upon him." - T.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 26:20. They thrust him out from thence —…
2Ch 26:20. They thrust him out from thence — Not by force, which needed not, for he voluntarily hasted away, as it follows; but by vehement persuasions and denunciations of God’s further judgments upon him, if he did not depart.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Death was denounced by the Law against those who…
Death was denounced by the Law against those who invaded the office of the priest; and death had been the actual punishment of Korah and his company. Uzziah feared lest from him also the extreme penalty should be exacted, and therefore hasted to quit the sacred building where his bare presence was a capital crime.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. thrust him out] R.V. thrust him out quickly.
20. thrust him out] R.V. thrust him out quickly.
the Lord had smitten him] So 2Ki_15:5.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) Looked upon him.—Turned towards him.
(20) Looked upon him.—Turned towards him.
They thrust him out.—Hibhîl—scared, hurried him out. (Comp. Est_6:14, “they made haste.”) LXX., κατέσπευσαν αὐτὸν ἐκεῖθεν.
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Hasted.—Literally, thrust himself. The Hebrew is a late word occurring thrice in Esther, and not elsewhere.
The Lord had smitten him.—2Ki_14:5.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They thrust him out. This hiph. conjugation of kal…
They thrust him out. This hiph. conjugation of kal lhB; does not point to the force adopted, but to the trembling anxiety with which, for horror"s sake of such a monstrous catastrophe, as a leper by the altar and with a censer in his hand, etc., the priests urged him out. Evidently, from the next clause, no great force in the ordinary sense was needed. Yea, himself hasted. The Hebrew verb is niph. conjugation of pjd; It is interesting to note that this root occurs only here and three times in Esther, viz. 3:15; 6:12; 8:14. Uzziah can scarcely have been ignorant that he had been daring the utmost penalty of the Law. (Num_16:31, 35 18:7)
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