2 Chronicles 26:19 KJV

Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Uzziah's attempt to burn incenseThe transgression of the kings before Uzziah was, forsaking the temple of the Lord, and burning incense upon idolatrous altars. But his transgression was,...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Numbers 12:10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
  • 2 Kings 5:25–27 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. …
  • 2 Chronicles 16:10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
  • 2 Chronicles 25:16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • UzziahKing of Judah · 810–759 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • UzziahA contracted form of Azari’ah the Lord is my strength. (1.) One of Amaziah’s sons, whom the people made king of Judah in his father’s...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then Uzziah עֻזִּיָּהוּ ʿuzziyyāhû עֻזִּיָּה Proper name
  • was wroth וַיִּזְעַף wayyizʿap זָעַף Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • and had a censer מִקְטֶרֶת miqṭeret מִקְטֶרֶת Noun · feminine singular
  • in his hand וּבְיָדוֹ ûbĕyādô יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with and, preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • to burn incense לְהַקְטִיר lĕhaqṭîr קָטַר Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
  • and while he was wroth וּבְזַעְפּוֹ ûbĕzaʿpô זָעַף Verb · qal infinitive construct · with and, preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • with the priests הַכֹּהֲנִים hakkōhănîm כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • the leprosy וְהַצָּרַעַת wĕhaṣṣāraʿat צָרַעַת Noun · feminine singular · with and, the
  • even rose up זָרְחָה zārĕḥâ זָרַח Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular
  • in his forehead בְמִצְחוֹ bĕmiṣḥô מֵצַח Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • before עִם ʿim Preposition לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
  • the priests הַכֹּהֲנִים hakkōhănîm כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • in the house בְּבֵית bĕbêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • from beside the incense מֵעַל mēʿal Preposition הַקְּטֹרֶת haqqĕṭōret קְטֹרֶת Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • altar לְמִזְבַּח lĕmizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition

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