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2 Chronicles 26:16-23 (MSG)

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¹⁶ But then the strength and success went to his head. Arrogant and proud, he fell. One day, contemptuous of GOD, he walked into The Temple of GOD like he owned it and took over, burning incense on the Incense Altar. ¹⁷ The priest Azariah, backed up by eighty brave priests of GOD, tried to prevent him. ¹⁸ They confronted Uzziah: "You must not, you cannot do this, Uzziah--only the Aaronite priests, especially consecrated for the work, are permitted to burn incense. Get out of God's Temple; you are unfaithful and a disgrace!" ¹⁹ But Uzziah, censer in hand, was already in the middle of doing it and angrily rebuffed the priests. He lost his temper; angry words were exchanged--and then, even as they quarreled, a skin disease appeared on his forehead. ²⁰ As soon as they saw it, the chief priest Azariah and the other priests got him out of there as fast as they could. He hurried out--he knew that GOD then and there had given him the disease. ²¹ Uzziah had his skin disease for the rest of his life and had to live in quarantine; he was not permitted to set foot in The Temple of GOD. His son Jotham, who managed the royal palace, took over the government of the country. ²² The rest of the history of Uzziah, from start to finish, was written by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. ²³ When Uzziah died, they buried him with his ancestors in a field next to the royal cemetery. His skin disease disqualified him from burial in the royal cemetery. His son Jotham became the next king.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 16) Pride - Uzziah - after he became powerful, his pride led to his downfall
(v. 17) Pride - Uzziah - after he became powerful, his pride led to his downfall
(v. 18) Pride - Uzziah - after he became powerful, his pride led to his downfall
(v. 19) Pride - Uzziah - after he became powerful, his pride led to his downfall

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 16) Wise and Humble Leadership (2015-05-13)
(v. 17) Basis of Confidence (2015-08-28)
(v. 18) Basis of Confidence (2015-08-28)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 16) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 17) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 18) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 19) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 20) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 21) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 22) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)
(v. 23) Devotional: Pride and Humility (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
Azariah (Az-ar-eye-a): he that hears the Lord
Isaiah (Eye-zeh-a): the salvation of the Lord
Isaiah (Eye-zy-a): the salvation of the Lord
Jotham (Joh-tham): the perfection of the Lord
Uzziah (Uzz-eye-a): Uzziel, the strength, or kid, of the Lord