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2 Chronicles 26 — Sermon Preparation
Uzziah's long and prosperous reign ends when he presumes to burn incense in the temple and is immediately struck with leprosy by God. Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 26, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 369 / 177
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
2 Chronicles 26 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עֻזִּיָּה | ʻUzzîyâh | H5818 | 12 | Uzzijah |
| כֹּהֵן | kôhên | H3548 | 7 | officiating, priest |
| צָרַע | tsâraʻ | H6879 | 4 | scourge, be stricken with leprosy |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 6 | father |
| קָטַר | qâṭar | H6999 | 4 | smoke, turn into fragrance by fire |
| חַיִל | chayil | H2428 | 4 | force, army |
| יָצָא | yâtsâʼ | H3318 | 5 | go, bring |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 26, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“As long as Uzziah sought the Lord, and minded religion, God made him to prosper. Those only prosper whom God makes to prosper; for prosperity is his gift. Many have owned, that as long as they sought the Lord, and kept close to their duty, they prospered; but when they forsook God, every thing went cross. God never continues either to bless the indolent or to withhold his blessing from the diligent. He will never suffer any to seek his face in vain. Uzziah's name was famed throughout all the neighbouring countries. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Chronicles 26:1–15 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Carmel 1— 2 Chr 26:10
- Shephelah— 2 Chr 26:10
- Jerusalem— 2 Chr 26:15
- Elath— 2 Chr 26:2
- Ashdod— 2 Chr 26:6
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