King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 26:22 Mean?
“Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.”
Context
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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.
21
And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. several: Heb. free
22
Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
23
So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(22) **Did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.**—(See Introduction.) Kings, “Are they not written *in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?*”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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