2 Chronicles 26 — Overview

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This chapter relates the good reign of Uzziah, 2Ch 26:1, his wars and victories, his buildings, the number of his soldiers, and his military stores, 2Ch 26:6, his invasion of the priest's office, in attempting to offer incense, for which he was smitten with a leprosy, which continued to his death, 2Ch 26:16.

Ver. 1-4. Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah,.... Of this and the three following verses, see the notes on 2Ki 14:21 where Uzziah is called Azariah.

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2 Chronicles 26 — Overview2 Chronicles 26 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis chapter gives us an account of the reign of Uzziah (Azariah he was called in the Kings) more fully than we had it before, though it was long, and in some respects illustrious, yet it was very briefly…2 Chronicles 26 — Overview2 Chronicles 26 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledge2 Chronicles 26:1, Uzziah succeeding, and reigning well in the days of Zechariah, prospers; 2 Chronicles 26:16, Waxing proud, he invades the priest’s office, and is smitten with leprosy; 2 Chronicles 26:22, He dies, and…2 Chronicles 26:1-152 Chronicles 26:1-15 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here an account of two things concerning Uzziah:-- I. His piety. In this he was not very eminent or zealous; yet he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord. He kept up the pure worship of the…2 Chronicles 26:1-232 Chronicles 26:1-23 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION The twenty-three verses of this chapter, entirely occupied with the career of Uzziah, have to be content with a parallel of nine verses only, viz. 2 Kings 14:21, 2 Kings 14:22; 2 Kings 15:1-7. Our chapter…2 Chronicles 26:1-232 Chronicles 26:1-23 · The Pulpit CommentaryWe could have wished that the end of Uzziah's life had answered to the beginning; that a reign which began so well, which had so commendable and even distinguished a record, bad closed in light and honour. But it was…2 Chronicles 26:12 Chronicles 26:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeall the: 2 Chronicles 22:1, 2 Chronicles 33:25 Uzziah: 2 Kings 14:21, 2 Kings 15:1-7; 1 Chronicles 3:12, Azariah, Matthew 1:8-9, Ozias

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