2 Chronicles · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
2 Chronicles 26 Brenton's Greek Septuagint
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Notes on this text (1)
- Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.
1 Καὶ ἔλαβε πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τῆς γῆς τὸν Ὀζίαν, καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς ἑκκαίδεκα ἐτῶν, καὶ ἐβασίλευσαν αὐτὸν ἀντὶ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἀμασίου.
1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
2 Αὐτὸς ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν Αἰλάθ, αὐτὸς ἐπέστρεψεν αὐτὴν τῷ Ἰούδα, μετὰ τὸ κοιμηθῆναι τὸν βασιλέα μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ.
2 He built Eloth and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.
3 Υἱὸς ἑκκαίδεκα ἐτῶν ἐβασίλευσεν Ὀζίας, καὶ πεντήκοντα καὶ δύο ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ὄνομα τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ Ἰεχελία ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλήμ.
3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
4 Καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον Κυρίου κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησεν Ἀμασίας ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ.
4 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
5 Καὶ ἦν ἐκζητῶν τὸν Κύριον ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ζαχαρίου τοῦ συνιόντος ἐν φόβῳ Κυρίου, καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτοῦ ἐζήτησε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ εὐώδωσεν αὐτῷ Κύριος.
5 He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God; and as long as he sought Yahweh, God made him prosper.
6 Καὶ ἐξῆλθε καὶ ἐπολέμησε πρὸς τοὺς ἀλλοφύλους, καὶ κατέσπασε τὰ τείχη Γὲθ, καὶ τὰ τείχη Ἰαβνὴρ, καὶ τὰ τείχη Ἀζώτου, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε πόλεις Ἀζώτου, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀλλοφύλοις.
6 He went out and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
7 Καὶ κατίσχυσεν αὐτὸν Κύριος ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀλλοφύλους, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἄραβας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς Μιναίους.
7 God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
8 Καὶ ἔδωκαν οἱ Μιναῖοι δῶρα τῷ Ὀζίᾳ, καὶ ἦν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἕως εἰσόδου Αἰγύπτου, ὅτι κατίσχυσεν ἕως ἄνω.
8 The Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah. His name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt, for he grew exceedingly strong.
9 Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν Ὀζίας πύργους ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην τῆς γωνίας καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην τῆς φάραγγος, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν γενιῶν, καὶ κατίσχυσε.
9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
10 Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε πύργους ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, καὶ ἐλατόμησε λάκκους πολλοὺς, ὅτι κτήνη πολλὰ ὑπῆρχεν αὐτῷ ἐν σεφηλᾷ· καὶ ἐν τῇ πεδινῇ, καὶ ἀμπελουργοὶ ἐν τῇ ὀρεινῇ καὶ ἐν τῷ Καρμήλῳ, ὅτι γεωργὸς ἦν.
10 He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains. He had farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields, for he loved farming.
11 Καὶ ἐγένετο τῷ Ὀζίᾳ δύναμις ποιοῦσα πόλεμον, καὶ ἐκπορευομένη εἰς παράταξιν εἰς πόλεμον καὶ εἱσπορευομένη εἰς παράταξιν εἰς ἀριθμόν· καὶ ἦν ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν διὰ χειρὸς Ἰεϊὴλ τοῦ γραμματέως, καὶ Μαασίου τοῦ κριτοῦ, διὰ χειρὸς Ἀνανίου τοῦ διαδόχου τοῦ βασιλέως.
11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.
12 Πᾶς ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν πατριαρχῶν τῶν δυνατῶν εἰς πόλεμον δισχίλιοι ἑξακόσιοι,
12 The whole number of the heads of fathers’ households, even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand six hundred.
13 καὶ μετʼ αὐτῶν δύναμις πολεμικὴ, τριακόσιαι χιλιάδες καὶ ἑπτακισχίλιοι καὶ πεντακόσιοι· οὗτοι οἱ ποιοῦντες πόλεμον ἐν δυνάμει ἰσχύος βοηθῆσαι τῷ βασιλεῖ ἐπὶ τοὺς ὑπεναντίους.
13 Under their hand was an army, three hundred seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
14 Καὶ ἡτοίμασεν αὐτοῖς Ὀζίας πάσῃ τῇ δυναμει θυρεοὺς καὶ δόρατα καὶ περικεφαλαίας καὶ θώρακας καὶ τόξα καὶ εἰς λίθους σφενδόνας·
14 Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
15 Καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ μηχανὰς μεμηχανευμένας λογιστοῦ, τοῦ εἶναι ἐπὶ τῶν πύργων καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν γωνιῶν, βάλλειν βέλεσι καὶ λίθοις μεγάλοις· καὶ ἠκούσθη ἡ κατασκευὴ αὐτῶν ἕως πόῤῥω· ὅτι ἐθαυμαστώθη τοῦ βοηθῆναι ἕως οὗ κατίσχυσε.
15 In Jerusalem, he made devices, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and on the battlements, with which to shoot arrows and great stones. His name spread far abroad, because he was marvelously helped until he was strong.
16 Καὶ ὡς κατίσχυσεν, ὑψώθη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ τοῦ καταφθεῖραι· καὶ ἠδίκησεν ἐν Κυρίῳ Θεῷ αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν ναὸν Κυρίου θυμιάσαι ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τῶν θυμιαμάτων.
16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly and he trespassed against Yahweh his God, for he went into Yahweh’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.
17 Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ Ἀζαρίας ὁ ἱερεύς, καὶ μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἱερεῖς τοῦ Κυρίου ὀγδοήκοντα υἱοὶ δυνατοί.
17 Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of Yahweh, who were valiant men.
18 Καὶ ἔστησαν ἐπὶ Ὀζίαν τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ, οὐ σοὶ, Ὀζία, θυμιάσαι τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἀλλʼ ἢ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν υἱοῖς Ἀαρὼν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις θῦσαι· ἔξελθε ἐκ τοῦ ἁγιάσματος, ὅτι ἀπέστης ἀπὸ Κυρίου· καὶ οὐκ ἔσται σοι τοῦτο εἰς δόξαν παρὰ Κυρίου Θεοῦ.
18 They resisted Uzziah the king, and said to him, “It isn’t for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed. It will not be for your honor from Yahweh God.”
19 Καὶ ἐθυμώθη Ὀζίας, καὶ ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοὺ τὸ θυμιατήριον τοῦ θυμιάσαι ἐν τῷ ναῷ· καὶ ἐν τῷ θυμωθῆναι αὐτὸν πρὸς τοὺς ἱερεῖς, καὶ ἡ λέπρα ἀνέτειλεν ἐν τῷ μετώπῳ αὐτοῦ ἐναντίον τῶν ἱερέων ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου ἐπάνω τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τῶν θυμιαμάτων.
19 Then Uzziah was angry. He had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and while he was angry with the priests, the leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in Yahweh’s house, beside the altar of incense.
20 Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἀζαρίας ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ πρῶτος, καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς, καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς λεπρὸς ἐν τῷ μετώπῳ, καὶ κατέσπευσαν αὐτὸν ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἔσπευσεν ἐξελθεῖν, ὅτι ἤλεγξεν αὐτὸν Κύριος.
20 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. Indeed, he himself also hurried to go out, because Yahweh had struck him.
21 Καὶ Ὀζίας ὁ βασιλεὺς ἦν λεπρὸς ἕως ἡμέρας τῆς τελευτῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν οἴκῳ ἀπφουσὼθ ἐκάθητο λεπρὸς, ὅτι ἀπεσχίσθη ἀπὸ οἴκου Κυρίου· καὶ Ἰωάθαν ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ κρίνων τὸν λαὸν τῆς γῆς.
21 Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from Yahweh’s house. Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
22 Καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ λόγοι Ὀζίου οἱ πρῶτοι καὶ οἱ ἔσχατοι, γεγραμμένοι ὑπὸ Ἰεσσίου τοῦ προφήτου.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, wrote.
23 Καὶ ἐκοιμήθη Ὀζίας μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ τῆς ταφῆς τῶν βασιλέων, ὅτι εἶπαν ὅτι λεπρός ἐστι· καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰωάθαμ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ.
23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” Jotham his son reigned in his place.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Azariah
Chief priest who with eighty brave priests went in after Uzziah and told him only the descendants of Aaron may burn incense.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 26:17; 2 Chronicles 26:20
Hananiah
One of the royal officers under whose direction the army was mustered and recorded.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 26:11
Jecoliah
A woman of Jerusalem named as the mother of King Azariah of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:2; 2 Chronicles 26:3
Jeiel
Scribe who recorded the divisions of Uzziah's army.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 26:11
Maaseiah
Officer who with the scribe Jeiel recorded the divisions of Uzziah's army under Hananiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 26:11
Uzziah
A strong, mostly faithful king whose pride in the temple brought him leprosy.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chron. 26; Isa. 6:1; Matt. 1:8-9
Zechariah
Named as the man who instructed Uzziah in the fear of God; Uzziah sought God and prospered throughout his days.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 26:5
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 1:8–9; 2 Chronicles 22:1; 1 Chronicles 3:12; 2 Kings 14:21; 2 Chronicles 33:25
- 2 2 Kings 14:22; 2 Chronicles 25:23; 2 Chronicles 8:17; 2 Kings 16:6; 2 Chronicles 25:28
- 3 2 Kings 15:2–3; Amos 1:1; Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 6:1; Zechariah 14:5
- 4 2 Chronicles 25:2
- 5 2 Chronicles 15:2; 2 Chronicles 24:2; 1 Chronicles 22:13; Daniel 5:16; Genesis 41:38
- 6 Isaiah 14:29; 1 Chronicles 18:1; 2 Samuel 8:1; 2 Chronicles 21:16; 1 Samuel 5:6
- 7 2 Chronicles 21:16; Acts 26:22; 1 Chronicles 5:20; 1 Chronicles 12:18; Isaiah 14:29
- 8 Genesis 19:38; 2 Samuel 8:2; 2 Chronicles 17:11; Judges 11:15–18; Genesis 12:2
- 9 Nehemiah 3:13; 2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chronicles 25:23; Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 3:19–20
- 10 Isaiah 29:17; Genesis 26:18–21; 2 Kings 19:23; 1 Chronicles 27:26–31; 2 Kings 3:4
- 11 2 Kings 5:2
- 13 2 Chronicles 17:14–19; 2 Chronicles 25:5; 2 Chronicles 11:1; 2 Chronicles 13:3; 2 Chronicles 14:8
- 14 Judges 20:16; 1 Samuel 17:49
- 15 Exodus 31:4; Matthew 4:24; 2 Chronicles 2:14; 2 Chronicles 2:7
- 16 2 Chronicles 32:25; 2 Chronicles 25:19; Habakkuk 2:4; Proverbs 16:18; Deuteronomy 8:14
- 17 1 Chronicles 6:10; 1 Chronicles 12:28; 1 Chronicles 26:6
- 18 Exodus 30:7–8; Numbers 18:7; Hebrews 5:4; Jeremiah 13:18; 2 Chronicles 19:2
- 19 Numbers 12:10; 2 Chronicles 25:16; 2 Kings 5:25–27; 2 Chronicles 16:10
- 20 Deuteronomy 28:35; Leviticus 14:34; Esther 6:12; Deuteronomy 28:22
- 21 Leviticus 13:46; 2 Kings 15:5–7; 2 Kings 7:3; Numbers 12:15; Numbers 5:2–3
- 22 Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 6:1; 2 Chronicles 12:15; 2 Chronicles 9:29
- 23 2 Chronicles 28:27; 2 Chronicles 21:20; 2 Chronicles 26:18; 2 Kings 15:6–7; Isaiah 6:1
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