2 Chronicles

Chapter 26

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqech֞u kּal-'a֤m yehudah֙ 'et-'uzּiyּa֔hu veh֕u bּen-shshe֥shsh 'eshsere֖h shshana֑h vayּameli֣yku 'ot֔o tּa֖chat 'abi֥yv 'amatzeyaֽhu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

וַיִּקְח֞וּ כָּל־עַ֤ם יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ וְה֕וּא בֶּן־שֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּ אֹת֔וֹ תַּ֖חַת אָבִ֥יו אֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): h֚u bּana֣h 'et-'eyl֔ot vayeshshiybe֖ha liֽyhuda֑h 'achare֥y shshekaֽb-hamּe֖leke 'im-'abotaֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers.

ה֚וּא בָּנָ֣ה אֶת־אֵיל֔וֹת וַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָ לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֥י שְׁכַֽב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עִם־אֲבֹתָֽיו׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-shshe֨shsh 'eshsere֤h shshanah֙ 'uzּiyּa֣hu bemalek֔o vachamishshּi֤ym ushshetּa֨yim֙ shshana֔h mala֖ke bּiyrushshala֑im veshshe֣m 'imּ֔o ykylyh yekaleya֖h min-yerushshalaiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

בֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ עֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֨יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יכיליה יְכָלְיָ֖ה מִן־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'ashs hayּashsha֖r bּe'eyne֣y yehva֑h kּeko֥l 'ashsher-'ashsa֖h 'amatzeya֥hu 'abiֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ אָבִֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֙ lidero֣shsh 'elohi֔ym bּiyme֣y zekareya֔hu hamּebi֖yn bּire'o֣t ha'elohi֑ym ubiymey֙ dּareshsh֣o 'et-yehva֔h hitzeliych֖o ha'elohiֽym׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.

וַיְהִי֙ לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֱלֹהִ֔ים בִּימֵ֣י זְכַרְיָ֔הוּ הַמֵּבִ֖ין בִּרְאֹ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבִימֵי֙ דָּרְשׁ֣וֹ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה הִצְלִיח֖וֹ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze'֙ vayּilּa֣chem bּapּelishshetּi֔ym vayּipero֞tz 'et-ch֣omat gּa֗t ve'et֙ choma֣t yabene֔h ve'e֖t choma֣t 'ashshedּ֑od vayּibene֣h 'ari֔ym bּe'ashshedּ֖od ubapּelishshetּiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now 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 around Ashdod and among the Philistines.

וַיֵּצֵא֙ וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץ אֶת־ח֣וֹמַת גַּ֗ת וְאֵת֙ חוֹמַ֣ת יַבְנֵ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת חוֹמַ֣ת אַשְׁדּ֑וֹד וַיִּבְנֶ֣ה עָרִ֔ים בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ezere֨hu haֽ'elohi֜ym 'al-pּelishshetּi֧ym ve'al-h'rbyym haֽ'arebi֛ym hayּoshshebi֥ym bּegur-bּa֖'al vehamּe'uniֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites.

וַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֜ים עַל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֧ים וְעַל־הערביים הָֽעַרְבִ֛ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים בְּגוּר־בָּ֖עַל וְהַמְּעוּנִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּen֧u haֽ'amּoni֛ym minecha֖h le'uzּiyּa֑hu vayּe֤leke shshemo֙ 'ad-leb֣o mitzera֔yim kּi֥y hechezi֖yq 'ad-lemaֽ'elah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Also the Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah. His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong.

וַיִּתְּנ֧וּ הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֛ים מִנְחָ֖ה לְעֻזִּיָּ֑הוּ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ שְׁמוֹ֙ עַד־לְב֣וֹא מִצְרַ֔יִם כִּ֥י הֶחֱזִ֖יק עַד־לְמָֽעְלָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֨ben 'uzּiyּa֤hu migedּaliym֙ bּiyr֣ushshalai֔m 'al-shsha֧'ar hapּinּa֛h ve'al-shsha֥'ar hagּa֖ye ve'al-hamּiqetz֑o'a vaֽyechazּeqeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the corner of the wall; then he fortified them.

וַיִּ֨בֶן עֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ מִגְדָּלִים֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַל־שַׁ֧עַר הַפִּנָּ֛ה וְעַל־שַׁ֥עַר הַגַּ֖יְא וְעַל־הַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַ וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֨ben migedּali֜ym bּamּidebּa֗r vayּachetzob֙ bּor֣ot rabּi֔ym kּi֤y miqeneh-rּab֙ ha֣yah l֔o ubashshּepela֖h ubamּiyshsh֑or 'ikּari֣ym vekoֽremi֗ym bּehariym֙ ubakּareme֔l kּiֽy-'ohe֥b 'adama֖h hayaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)He also built towers in the desert. He dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains; he also had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil.

וַיִּ֨בֶן מִגְדָּלִ֜ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וַיַּחְצֹב֙ בֹּר֣וֹת רַבִּ֔ים כִּ֤י מִקְנֶה־רַּב֙ הָ֣יָה ל֔וֹ וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹר אִכָּרִ֣ים וְכֹֽרְמִ֗ים בֶּהָרִים֙ וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔ל כִּֽי־אֹהֵ֥ב אֲדָמָ֖ה הָיָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y le'uzּiyּa֡hu chayil֩ 'oshse֨h milechama֜h yotze'e֧y tzaba֣ liged֗ud bּemisepּar֙ pּequdּata֔m bּeyad֙ y'v'l ye'iy'e֣l hasּope֔r uma'ashseya֖hu hashshּote֑r 'a֚l yad-chananeya֔hu mishsּare֖y hamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by companies, according to the number on their roll as prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.

וַיְהִ֣י לְעֻזִּיָּ֡הוּ חַיִל֩ עֹשֵׂ֨ה מִלְחָמָ֜ה יוֹצְאֵ֧י צָבָ֣א לִגְד֗וּד בְּמִסְפַּר֙ פְּקֻדָּתָ֔ם בְּיַד֙ יעואל יְעִיאֵ֣ל הַסּוֹפֵ֔ר וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּ הַשּׁוֹטֵ֑ר עַ֚ל יַד־חֲנַנְיָ֔הוּ מִשָּׂרֵ֖י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֠l misepּa֞r ra'shshe֤y ha'abot֙ legibּ֣orey cha֔yil 'alepּa֖yim veshshe֥shsh me'ֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The total number of chief fathers of the mighty men of valour was two thousand six hundred.

כֹּ֠ל מִסְפַּ֞ר רָאשֵׁ֤י הָאָבוֹת֙ לְגִבּ֣וֹרֵי חָ֔יִל אַלְפַּ֖יִם וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'al-yadam֩ che֨yl tzaba֜ shshelo֧shsh me'֣ot 'e֗lep veshshibe'a֤t 'alapiym֙ vachame֣shsh me'֔ot 'oshse֥y milechama֖h bּeko֣cha cha֑yil la'ezo֥r lamּe֖leke 'al-ha'oyeֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And under their authority was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy.

וְעַל־יָדָם֩ חֵ֨יל צָבָ֜א שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֗לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת עוֹשֵׂ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּכֹ֣חַ חָ֑יִל לַעְזֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־הָאוֹיֵֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaken֩ lahe֨m 'uzּiyּa֜hu lekal-hatzּaba֗ maginּi֤ym uremachiym֙ vek֣oba'i֔ym veshshireyon֖ot uqeshshat֑ot ule'abene֖y qela'iֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Uzziah prepared for them, throughout the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armour, bows, and slings to cast stones.

וַיָּכֶן֩ לָהֶ֨ם עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ לְכָל־הַצָּבָ֗א מָגִנִּ֤ים וּרְמָחִים֙ וְכ֣וֹבָעִ֔ים וְשִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹת וּקְשָׁת֑וֹת וּלְאַבְנֵ֖י קְלָעִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣'ashs ׀ bּiyrushshalai֨m chishshּebon֜ot machashshe֣bet choshshe֗b lihey֤ot 'al-hamּigedּaliym֙ ve'al-hapּinּ֔ot liyro'֙ bּaֽchitzּi֔ym uba'abani֖ym gּedol֑ot vayּetze֤ shshemo֙ 'ad-leme֣rach֔oq kּiֽy-hipeli֥y lehe'aze֖r 'a֥d kּiֽy-chazaֽq׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he made devices in Jerusalem, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was marvellously helped until he became strong.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ ׀ בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם חִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹת מַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶת חוֹשֵׁ֗ב לִהְי֤וֹת עַל־הַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ וְעַל־הַפִּנּ֔וֹת לִירוֹא֙ בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים וּבָאֲבָנִ֖ים גְּדֹל֑וֹת וַיֵּצֵ֤א שְׁמוֹ֙ עַד־לְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹק כִּֽי־הִפְלִ֥יא לְהֵעָזֵ֖ר עַ֥ד כִּֽי־חָזָֽק׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ukechezeqat֗o gּaba֤hּ libּo֙ 'ad-lehashshechi֔yt vayּime'a֖l bּayhva֣h 'eloha֑yv vayּabo'֙ 'el-heyka֣l yehva֔h lehaqeti֖yr 'al-mizebּa֥ch haqּetoֽret׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

וּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹ גָּבַ֤הּ לִבּוֹ֙ עַד־לְהַשְׁחִ֔ית וַיִּמְעַ֖ל בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־הֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה לְהַקְטִ֖יר עַל־מִזְבַּ֥ח הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֥ 'achara֖yv 'azareya֣hu hakּohe֑n ve'imּ֞o kּohani֧ym ׀ layhva֛h shshemoni֖ym bּeney-chaֽyil׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the LORD, valiant men.

וַיָּבֹ֥א אַחֲרָ֖יו עֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְעִמּ֞וֹ כֹּהֲנִ֧ים ׀ לַיהוָ֛ה שְׁמוֹנִ֖ים בְּנֵי־חָֽיִל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'amed֞u 'al-'uzּiyּa֣hu hamּe֗leke vayּo֤'meru lo֙ lo'-leka֣ 'uzּiyּa֗hu lehaqetiyr֙ laֽyhva֔h kּi֣y lakּohani֧ym bּeney-'aharo֛n hamequdּashshi֖ym lehaqeti֑yr tze֤ min-hamּiqedּashsh֙ kּi֣y ma'a֔letּa veloֽ'-leka֥ lekab֖od meyehva֥h 'elohiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him: "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honour from the LORD God."

וַיַּעַמְד֞וּ עַל־עֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ לוֹ֙ לֹא־לְךָ֣ עֻזִּיָּ֗הוּ לְהַקְטִיר֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה כִּ֣י לַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים בְּנֵי־אַהֲרֹ֛ן הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖ים לְהַקְטִ֑יר צֵ֤א מִן־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ כִּ֣י מָעַ֔לְתָּ וְלֹֽא־לְךָ֥ לְכָב֖וֹד מֵיְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּize'ap֙ 'uzּiyּa֔hu ubeyad֥o miqete֖ret lehaqeti֑yr ubeza'epּ֣o 'im-hakּohani֗ym ve֠hatzּara'at zarecha֨h bemitzech֜o lipene֤y hakּoֽhaniym֙ bּebe֣yt yehva֔h me'a֖l lemizebּa֥ch haqּetoֽret׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, leprosy suddenly broke out on his forehead, there before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

וַיִּזְעַף֙ עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ וּבְיָד֥וֹ מִקְטֶ֖רֶת לְהַקְטִ֑יר וּבְזַעְפּ֣וֹ עִם־הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וְ֠הַצָּרַעַת זָרְחָ֨ה בְמִצְח֜וֹ לִפְנֵ֤י הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל לְמִזְבַּ֥ח הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֣pen 'ela֡yv 'azareyahu֩ kohe֨n haro֜'shsh vekal-hakּohani֗ym vehinּeh-h֤u metzora'֙ bּemitzech֔o vayּabehil֖uhu mishshּa֑m vegam-hu'֙ nidecha֣p latze֔'t kּi֥y nigּe'֖o yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had struck him.

וַיִּ֣פֶן אֵלָ֡יו עֲזַרְיָהוּ֩ כֹהֵ֨ן הָרֹ֜אשׁ וְכָל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וְהִנֵּה־ה֤וּא מְצֹרָע֙ בְּמִצְח֔וֹ וַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּ מִשָּׁ֑ם וְגַם־הוּא֙ נִדְחַ֣ף לָצֵ֔את כִּ֥י נִגְּע֖וֹ יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֩ 'uzּiyּa֨hu hamּe֜leke metzora֣ ׀ 'ad-y֣om mot֗o vayּe֜shsheb bּe֤yt hchpshvt haֽchapeshshiyt֙ metzora֔ kּi֥y nigeza֖r mibּe֣yt yehva֑h veyota֤m bּeno֙ 'al-bּe֣yt hamּe֔leke shshope֖t 'et-'a֥m ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

וַיְהִי֩ עֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ מְצֹרָ֣ע ׀ עַד־י֣וֹם מוֹת֗וֹ וַיֵּ֜שֶׁב בֵּ֤ית החפשות הַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ מְצֹרָ֔ע כִּ֥י נִגְזַ֖ר מִבֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְיוֹתָ֤ם בְּנוֹ֙ עַל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שׁוֹפֵ֖ט אֶת־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veye֨ter֙ dּibere֣y 'uzּiyּa֔hu hari'shshoni֖ym veha'acharoni֑ym kּata֛b yeshshaֽ'eya֥hu ben-'am֖otz hanּabiֽy'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz wrote.

וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאֲחֲרֹנִ֑ים כָּתַ֛ב יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמ֖וֹץ הַנָּבִֽיא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּa֨b 'uzּiyּa֜hu 'im-'abota֗yv vayּiqebּer֨u 'ot֤o 'im-'abotayv֙ bּishsede֤h haqּeburah֙ 'ashshe֣r lamּelaki֔ym kּi֥y 'amer֖u metzora֣ h֑u vayּimelo֛ke yota֥m bּen֖o tּachetּaֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So Uzziah rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field which belonged to the kings, for they said, "He is a leper." Then Jotham his son reigned in his place.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֗יו וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ אֹת֤וֹ עִם־אֲבֹתָיו֙ בִּשְׂדֵ֤ה הַקְּבוּרָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַמְּלָכִ֔ים כִּ֥י אָמְר֖וּ מְצוֹרָ֣ע ה֑וּא וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יוֹתָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ