King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 26:17 Mean?
“And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:”
Context
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And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. spread: Heb. went forth
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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.
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And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
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And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.
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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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(17) **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 (1Chronicles 4:27-41).
**Valiant men.**—*Sons of valour* (1Chronicles 5:18), so called because they had the moral courage to oppose the king.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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