The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 26:20 Explained

2 Chronicles 26:20

KJV: 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.

YLT: And Azariah the head priest looketh unto him, and all the priests, and lo, he is leprous in his forehead, and they hasten him thence, and also he himself hath hastened to go out, for Jehovah hath plagued him.

Darby: 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; even he himself hasted to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.

ASV: 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 quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 2 Chronicles 26:20 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 26:16-23 - The Penalty Of Pride
The offices of priest and king were rigorously kept apart throughout the history of Israel. Melchizedek's dual office is typical of the priestly reign of Christ, and had no counterpart in the Mosaic and Levitical ritual. Zechariah's prediction indicated an absolutely new era, Zechariah 6:12-13. The rash act of Uzziah was resisted by the priests, and the issue was decided by the terrible brand of leprosy which appeared suddenly upon his forehead. As the result of his attempt to flout the solemn sanctions of divine origin and authority, he lost even the religious privileges which he had enjoyed before.
However great God's goodness, and whatever be the position of usefulness to which we may attain, there are prescribed limits beyond which we may not go. We must not cast ourselves in willful abandonment from the pinnacle of the Temple. God's dearest children must not presume on their familiarity, and take liberties with His rules and ways. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 26

1  Uzziah succeeding, and reigning well in the days of Zechariah, prospers
16  Waxing proud, he invades the priest's office, and is smitten with leprosy
22  He dies, and Jotham succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 26:20 mean?

And looked at him Azariah priest the chief and all the priests and there he [was] leprous on his forehead so they thrust him out of that place and indeed also he hurried to get out because had struck him Yahweh
וַיִּ֣פֶן אֵלָ֡יו עֲזַרְיָהוּ֩ כֹהֵ֨ן הָרֹ֜אשׁ וְכָל־ הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וְהִנֵּה־ ה֤וּא מְצֹרָע֙ בְּמִצְח֔וֹ וַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּ מִשָּׁ֑ם וְגַם־ הוּא֙ נִדְחַ֣ף לָצֵ֔את כִּ֥י נִגְּע֖וֹ יְהוָֽה

וַיִּ֣פֶן  And  looked 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פֹּונֶה 
Sense: to turn.
אֵלָ֡יו  at  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
עֲזַרְיָהוּ֩  Azariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲזַרְיָה 
Sense: son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also ‘Uzziah’.
כֹהֵ֨ן  priest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
הָרֹ֜אשׁ  the  chief 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְהִנֵּה־  and  there 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
ה֤וּא  he  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
מְצֹרָע֙  leprous 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular
Root: צָרַע  
Sense: to be diseased of skin, be leprous.
בְּמִצְח֔וֹ  on  his  forehead 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מֵצַח  
Sense: brow, forehead.
וַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּ  so  they  thrust  him  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּהַל  
Sense: to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous.
מִשָּׁ֑ם  of  that  place 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
וְגַם־  and  indeed  also 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
נִדְחַ֣ף  hurried 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּחַף  
Sense: to drive on, hurry, hasten.
לָצֵ֔את  to  get  out 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
כִּ֥י  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
נִגְּע֖וֹ  had  struck  him 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַע  
Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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