## II Chronicles Chapter 26

###### II Chronicles 26:1
[II Chronicles 26:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:1)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then all the people of Yehuda took ῾Uzziyyahu, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amażyahu.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And all the people of Judah took Uzziyahu when he was sixteen years old, and they made him king in place of his father Amatzyahu.


###### II Chronicles 26:2
[II Chronicles 26:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:2)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
He built Elot, and restored it to Yehuda, after the king slept with his fathers.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
He built up Eiloth and restored it to Judah after the king rested with his fathers.


###### II Chronicles 26:3
[II Chronicles 26:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:3)

בֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ עֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ בְמׇלְכ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ (יכיליה) [יְכׇלְיָ֖ה] מִן־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Sixteen years old was ῾Uzziyyahu when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty two years in Yerushalayim. And his mother’s name was Yekholya of Yerushalayim.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Uzziyahu was sixteen years old when he [began] to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Yechalyah of Jerusalem.


###### II Chronicles 26:4
[II Chronicles 26:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:4)

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ אָבִֽיו׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amażyahu had done.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he did what was just in the eyes of the L rd, as all that Amatzyahu his father had done.


###### II Chronicles 26:5
[II Chronicles 26:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:5)

וַֽיְהִי֙ לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֱלֹהִ֔ים בִּימֵ֣י זְכַרְיָ֔הוּ הַמֵּבִ֖ין בִּרְאֹ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבִימֵי֙ דׇּרְשׁ֣וֹ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֔ה הִצְלִיח֖וֹ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he sought God in the days of Zekharyahu, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And it was [usual] for one who understood the visions of G d to seek out G d in the days of Zecharyahu [(Uzziyahu)]. And in the days when he [(Uzziyahu)] sought out the L rd, G d prospered him.


###### II Chronicles 26:6
[II Chronicles 26:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:6)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he went forth and warred against the Pelishtim, and broke down the wall of Gat, and the wall of Yavne, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Pelishtim.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he went out and warred against the Philistines. And he breached the wall of Gath and the wall of Yavneh and the wall of Ashdod. And he built cities in Ashdod and among the Philistines.


###### II Chronicles 26:7
[II Chronicles 26:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:7)

וַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּ הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים עַל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֧ים וְעַל־[הָעַרְבִ֛ים] (הערביים) הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים בְּגוּר־בָּ֖עַל וְהַמְּעוּנִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And God helped him against the Pelishtim, and against the ῾Arvim who dwelt in Gur-ba῾al, and the Me῾unim.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And G d helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs dwelling in Gur-ba'al, and [against] the Meunites [(the Ammonites)].


###### II Chronicles 26:8
[II Chronicles 26:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:8)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the ῾Ammonim rendered tribute to ῾Uzziyyahu, and his name spread abroad to the entrance of Miżrayim; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziyahu and his name went forth until Levo-Mitzrayim, for he had become extremely strong.


###### II Chronicles 26:9
[II Chronicles 26:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:9)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Moreover ῾Uzziyyahu built towers in Yerushalayim, at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the angle of the wall, and fortified them.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Uzziyahu built towers in Jerusalem: at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate, and at the corners; and he strengthened them.


###### II Chronicles 26:10
[II Chronicles 26:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:10)

וַיִּ֨בֶן מִגְדָּלִ֜ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וַיַּחְצֹב֙ בֹּר֣וֹת רַבִּ֔ים כִּ֤י מִקְנֶה־רַּב֙ הָ֣יָה ל֔וֹ וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹר אִכָּרִ֣ים וְכֹרְמִ֗ים בֶּהָרִים֙ וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔ל כִּי־אֹהֵ֥ב אֲדָמָ֖ה הָיָֽה׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he built towers in the desert, and dug many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the lowland, and in the plains: he had farmers, and vinedressers in the mountains, and in the Karmel: for he loved the soil.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he built towers in the desert, and he hewed out many wells, for he had much cattle, (some) in the lowlands and (some) in the plains. (And he had) farmers and vinedressers on the mountains and in the carmel [(fertile land)], for he was a lover of the soil.


###### II Chronicles 26:11
[II Chronicles 26:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:11)

וַיְהִ֣י לְעֻזִּיָּ֡הוּ חַ֩יִל֩ עֹשֵׂ֨ה מִלְחָמָ֜ה יוֹצְאֵ֧י צָבָ֣א לִגְד֗וּד בְּמִסְפַּר֙ פְּקֻדָּתָ֔ם בְּיַד֙ (יעואל) [יְעִיאֵ֣ל] הַסּוֹפֵ֔ר וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּ הַשּׁוֹטֵ֑ר עַ֚ל יַד־חֲנַנְיָ֔הוּ מִשָּׂרֵ֖י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Moreover ῾Uzziyyahu had a host of fighting men, who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Ye῾i᾽el the scribe and Ma῾aseyahu the ruler, under the hand of Ḥananyahu, one of the king’s captains.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Uzziyahu had an army of warriors, going out in the host by troops, according to the number of their count by the hand of Yeiel the scribe and Ma'aseyahu the officer, supervised by Chananyahu, (one) of the king's officers.


###### II Chronicles 26:12
[II Chronicles 26:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:12)

כֹּ֠ל מִסְפַּ֞ר רָאשֵׁ֤י הָאָבוֹת֙ לְגִבּ֣וֹרֵי חָ֔יִל אַלְפַּ֖יִם וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The whole number of the heads of the fathers’ houses of the mighty men at arms was two thousand six hundred.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The entire number of the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the warriors, two thousand and six hundred.


###### II Chronicles 26:13
[II Chronicles 26:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:13)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And under their hand was an army, three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And under them, the army of the host, three hundred and seven thousand and five hundred, waging war in an armed force to help the king against the foe.


###### II Chronicles 26:14
[II Chronicles 26:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:14)

וַיָּ֩כֶן֩ לָהֶ֨ם עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ לְכׇל־הַצָּבָ֗א מָגִנִּ֤ים וּרְמָחִים֙ וְכ֣וֹבָעִ֔ים וְשִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹת וּקְשָׁת֑וֹת וּלְאַבְנֵ֖י קְלָעִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And ῾Uzziyyahu prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Uzziyahu equipped the entire host with shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows and slingstones.


###### II Chronicles 26:15
[II Chronicles 26:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:15)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And in Yerushalayim he made engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he made in Jerusalem skillfully crafted engines to be (placed) on the towers and at the corners for the shooting of arrows and for (the flinging of) large stones. And his name traveled far and wide, for he wrought wondrously in abetting himself until he achieved power.


###### II Chronicles 26:16
[II Chronicles 26:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:16)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
But when he grew strong, his heart grew proud to (the point of) corruption. And he was faithless to the L rd his G d, and he came into the sanctuary of the L rd to burn (incense) on the incense altar.


###### II Chronicles 26:17
[II Chronicles 26:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:17)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And ῾Azaryahu the priest went in after him and with him eighty priests of the Lord, who were men of valour:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And there came after him Azaryahu the priest and with him priests of the L rd, eighty strong.


###### II Chronicles 26:18
[II Chronicles 26:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:18)

וַיַּעַמְד֞וּ עַל־עֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ לוֹ֙ לֹֽא־לְךָ֣ עֻזִּיָּ֗הוּ לְהַקְטִיר֙ לַיהֹוָ֔ה כִּ֣י לַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים בְּנֵֽי־אַהֲרֹ֛ן הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖ים לְהַקְטִ֑יר צֵ֤א מִן־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ כִּ֣י מָעַ֔לְתָּ וְלֹֽא־לְךָ֥ לְכָב֖וֹד מֵיְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and they withstood ῾Uzziyyahu the king, and said to him, It is not for thee, ῾Uzziyyahu, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests the sons of Aharon, who are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; for it shall not be for thy honour from the Lord God.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they stood over Uzziyahu the king, and they said to him: It is not for you, Uzziyahu, to burn incense to the L rd, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated for the burning (of incense). Leave the sanctuary, for you have been faithless. Not for you is glory from the L rd G d!


###### II Chronicles 26:19
[II Chronicles 26:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:19)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then ῾Uzziyyahu was angry, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was angry with the priests, the żara῾at broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Uzziyah fumed, and in his hand was the incense censer, and in his fuming against the priests, leprosy sprouted on his forehead before the priests in the house of the L rd over the incense altar.


###### II Chronicles 26:20
[II Chronicles 26:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:20)

וַיִּ֣פֶן אֵלָ֡יו עֲזַרְיָ֩הוּ֩ כֹהֵ֨ן הָרֹ֜אשׁ וְכׇל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וְהִנֵּה־ה֤וּא מְצֹרָע֙ בְּמִצְח֔וֹ וַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּ מִשָּׁ֑ם וְגַם־הוּא֙ נִדְחַ֣ף לָצֵ֔את כִּ֥י נִגְּע֖וֹ יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And ῾Azaryahu the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was diseased in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there; and he himself hastened to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Azaryahu the high-priest and all the priests, turned to him, and behold, his forehead was leprous, and they rushed him from there, and he, too, rushed to leave, for the L rd had stricken him.


###### II Chronicles 26:21
[II Chronicles 26:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:21)

וַיְהִי֩ עֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ מְצֹרָ֣ע**׀** עַד־י֣וֹם מוֹת֗וֹ וַיֵּ֜שֶׁב בֵּ֤ית (החפשות) [הַֽחׇפְשִׁית֙] מְצֹרָ֔ע כִּ֥י נִגְזַ֖ר מִבֵּ֣ית יְהֹוָ֑ה וְיוֹתָ֤ם בְּנוֹ֙ עַל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שׁוֹפֵ֖ט אֶת־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And ῾Uzziyyahu the king was afflicted with żara῾at to the day of his death, and dwelt in the house of separation, being diseased; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Yotam his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And King Uzziyahu was a leper until the day of his death, and he sat in "the house of the free" [(i.e., in a house in the cemetery)], for he had been cut off from the house of the L rd, and Yotham, the son of the king, was (appointed) over the house of the king (and) judged the people of the land.


###### II Chronicles 26:22
[II Chronicles 26:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:22)

וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים כָּתַ֛ב יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמ֖וֹץ הַנָּבִֽיא׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Now the rest of the acts of ῾Uzziyyahu, first and last, did Yesha῾yahu the prophet, the son of Amoż, write.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the rest of the events of (the reign of) Uzziyahu, the earlier and the later, were recorded by Isaiah the son of Amotz the prophet.


###### II Chronicles 26:23
[II Chronicles 26:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/26:23)

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

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So ῾Uzziyyahu slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is diseased: and Yotam his son reigned in his stead.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Uzziyahu rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial fields of the kings, saying: "He is a leper." And Yotham his son reigned in his place.