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Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 26

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2 Chronicles 26 NWT - New World Translation2 Chronicles 26 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 26 of 2 Chronicles—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Then all the people1 of Judah took Uz·ziʹah,[a]2 he being sixteen years old, and they made3 him king in place of his father Am·a·ziʹah.4
  2. He it was that rebuilt Eʹloth5 and then restored it to Judah after the king had lain down with his forefathers.6
  3. Sixteen years old was Uz·ziʹah7 when he began to reign, and for fifty-two years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Je·co·liʹah8 of Jerusalem.
  4. And he kept doing what was right in Jehovah’s eyes,9 according to all that Am·a·ziʹah his father had done.10
  5. And he continually tended to search11 for God in the days of Zech·a·riʹah, the instructor in the fear of the [true] God;12 and, in the days of his searching for Jehovah, the [true] God made him prosperous.13
  6. ¶ And he proceeded to go out and fight against the Phi·lisʹtines14 and break through the wall of Gath15 and the wall of Jabʹneh16 and the wall of Ashʹdod,17 after which he built cities in Ashʹdod18 [territory] and among the Phi·lisʹtines.
  7. And the [true] God continued to help19 him against the Phi·lisʹtines and against the Arabians20 that were dwelling in Gur·baʹal and the Me·uʹnim.21
  8. And the Amʹmon·ites22 began to give tribute23 to Uz·ziʹah. Eventually his fame24 went even as far as Egypt, for he displayed strength to an extraordinary degree.
  9. Moreover, Uz·ziʹah built towers25 in Jerusalem by the Corner Gate26 and by the Valley Gate27 and by the Buttress, and made them strong.
  10. Further, he built towers28 in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns (for there was a great deal of livestock that became his), and also in the She·pheʹlah29 and on the tableland. There were farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carʹmel, for a lover of agriculture he proved to be.
  11. ¶ Moreover, Uz·ziʹah came to have a force engaging in war, those going out on military service in troops,30 by the number of their registration31 by the hand of Je·iʹel the secretary32 and Ma·a·seiʹah the officer under the control33 of Han·a·niʹah of the king’s princes.34
  12. The entire number of the heads of the paternal houses,35 of the valiant,36 mighty men,37 was two thousand six hundred.
  13. And under their control the army forces were three hundred and seven thousand five hundred men engaging in war with the power of a military force to help the king against the enemy.38
  14. And Uz·ziʹah continued to prepare for them, for the entire army, shields39 and lances40 and helmets41 and coats of mail42 and bows43 and slingstones.44
  15. Further, he made in Jerusalem engines of war, the invention of engineers, that they might come to be upon the towers45 and upon the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. Consequently his fame46 went out to a great distance, for he was helped wonderfully until he was strong.
  16. ¶ However, as soon as he was strong, his heart became haughty47 even to the point of causing ruin,48 so that he acted unfaithfully against Jehovah his God and came into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.49
  17. Immediately Az·a·riʹah the priest and with him priests of Jehovah, eighty valiant men, came in after him.
  18. Then they stood up against Uz·ziʹah the king50 and said to him: “It is not your business,51 O Uz·ziʹah, to burn incense to Jehovah, but it is the business of the priests the sons of Aaron,52 the ones sanctified, to burn incense. Go out from the sanctuary; for you have acted unfaithfully, and it is not for any glory53 to you on the part of Jehovah God.”
  19. ¶ But Uz·ziʹah became enraged54 while in his hand there was a censer55 for burning incense, and, during his rage against the priests, leprosy56 itself flashed up57 in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah beside the altar of incense.
  20. When Az·a·riʹah the chief priest[b] and all the priests turned toward him, why, there he was stricken with leprosy in his forehead!58 So they excitedly began to remove him from there, and he himself also hastened to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.59
  21. ¶ And Uz·ziʹah60 the king continued to be a leper until the day of his death, and he kept dwelling in a house exempt from duties, as a leper;61 for he had been severed from the house of Jehovah, while Joʹtham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
  22. ¶ And the rest of the affairs of Uz·ziʹah,62 the first and the last, Isaiah[c]63 the son of Aʹmoz64 the prophet has written.
  23. Finally Uz·ziʹah lay down with his forefathers; and so they buried him with his forefathers, [but] in the burial field that belonged to the kings,65 for they said: “He is a leper.” And Joʹtham66 his son began to reign in place of him.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Meaning “My Strength Is Jehovah.” Heb., ʽUz·zi·yaʹhu.
  2. ^ Or, “the high priest.” LXX, “the first priest”; Lat., ponʹti·fex.
  3. ^ Meaning “Salvation of Jehovah.” Heb., Yesha·ʽeyaʹhu.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Ch 33:25
  2. ^ 2Ki 15:13; Mt 1:8
  3. ^ 2Ki 21:24
  4. ^ 2Ki 14:21
  5. ^ 1Ki 9:26; 2Ki 16:6; 2Ch 8:17
  6. ^ 2Ki 14:22
  7. ^ Is 1:1; 6:1
  8. ^ 2Ki 15:2
  9. ^ 2Ki 12:2
  10. ^ 2Ki 14:3
  11. ^ De 4:29; 2Ch 14:7; 17:4
  12. ^ Ge 18:19
  13. ^ 1Ki 3:13; Ps 1:3; Pr 10:22
  14. ^ 2Sa 8:1; 2Ch 21:16; Is 14:29
  15. ^ 1Ch 18:1
  16. ^ Jos 15:11
  17. ^ Jos 13:3; 1Sa 5:1
  18. ^ Jos 15:46
  19. ^ 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 14:11; Ps 33:20; Ac 26:22
  20. ^ 2Ch 17:11
  21. ^ 1Ch 4:41
  22. ^ Ge 19:38; Jg 11:15
  23. ^ 2Sa 8:6; 1Ch 18:6
  24. ^ Ge 12:2
  25. ^ 2Ch 14:7
  26. ^ 2Ki 14:13; Je 31:38; Zc 14:10
  27. ^ Ne 3:13
  28. ^ 2Ki 9:17
  29. ^ 1Ch 27:28
  30. ^ 1Ch 12:18
  31. ^ Nu 1:3; 2Sa 24:9
  32. ^ 1Ch 27:32; 2Ch 24:11
  33. ^ 1Ch 26:28
  34. ^ 1Ch 28:1
  35. ^ 1Ch 27:1
  36. ^ 1Ch 5:24; 12:21
  37. ^ 1Ch 26:6
  38. ^ 2Ch 11:1; 13:3; 17:14
  39. ^ 2Ch 17:17
  40. ^ 2Ch 11:12; 14:8; 25:5
  41. ^ 1Sa 17:5; Je 46:4
  42. ^ 1Sa 17:38
  43. ^ 1Ch 12:2
  44. ^ Jg 20:16; 1Sa 17:49
  45. ^ 2Ch 14:7
  46. ^ 1Ki 4:31
  47. ^ De 32:15
  48. ^ Pr 29:23; 1Pe 5:5
  49. ^ Nu 1:51
  50. ^ Pr 28:1
  51. ^ Nu 16:40; 18:7; Pr 21:24
  52. ^ Ex 30:7; 1Ch 23:13; Heb 5:4
  53. ^ Nu 3:10; 18:7; 1Sa 2:30
  54. ^ 2Ch 16:10; 25:16
  55. ^ Ex 30:7
  56. ^ Nu 12:10; 2Ki 5:27
  57. ^ Le 13:2
  58. ^ Le 13:3; De 24:8; Pr 11:2
  59. ^ Le 14:34; De 28:22, 35
  60. ^ 2Ki 15:5
  61. ^ Le 13:46; Nu 5:2; 12:14, 15; 2Ki 7:3
  62. ^ 2Ki 15:6
  63. ^ Is 6:1
  64. ^ Is 1:1
  65. ^ 2Ki 15:7
  66. ^ 2Ki 15:32

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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