The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXVI.

1. 5 Vzziáh obeying the Lord, prospereth in his enterprises 16 He waxeth proude and vsurpeth the Priests office. 19 The Lord plagueth him. 20 The Priests driue him out of the Temple, and exclude him out of the Lords house. 23. His buryal, and his successour.* 1.1

1 THē * al the people of Iudáh tokea 1.2 Vzziáh which was sixtene yere olde, & made him King in the stead of his father Amaziáh.

2 He buyltb 1.3 Elóth, and restored it to Iudah af∣ter that the King slept with his fathers.

3 * Sixtene yere olde (was) Vzziah, when he began to reygne, and he reygned two and fiftie yere in Ierusalém, and his mothers na∣me* 1.4 (was) Iecoliah of Ierusalém.

4 And he dyd vpryghtlye in the sight of the Lord, accordyng to all that hys father Ama∣ziah did,

5 And he soght God in the dayes ofc 1.5 Zecha∣riah [whiche vnderstode the visions of God] and when asd 1.6 he soght the Lord, God made him to prosper.

6 For he went forthe and foght against the Phi listims and brake downe the wall of Gath, and the wall of Iabnéh, and the wall of Ash∣dóh,

and buylt cities in Ashdód, and among the Philistims.

7 And God helped him against the Philistims, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur∣báal and Hammeunim.

8 And the Ammonites gauee 1.7 giftes to Vzziáh & his name spred to the entring in of Egypt: for he did moste valiantly.

9 Moreouer Vzziáh buylt to wres in Ierusalém at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the *f 1.8 turning, and made them strong.* 1.9

10 And he buylt towres in the wildernes, and digged many“ 1.10 cisternes: for he had muche cattel bothe in the valle is and plaines, plow∣men, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dressers of vines in the moun∣taines, and ing 1.11 Carmél: for he loued housban drie.

11 Vzziáh had also an hoste of fighting mē that went out to warre by bandes, according to the counte of their nomber vnder the hand of Ieiél the scribe, and Maaseiáh the ruler, (&) vnder the hand of Hananiáh, one of the Kings captaines.

12 The wholeh 1.12 nomber of the chief of the fa∣milies of the valiātmen (were) two thousand and six hundreth.

13 And vnder their hand (was) the armie for warre, thre hundreth and seuen thousand, & fiue hundreth that foght valiantly to helpe the King against the enemie.

14 And Vzziáh prepared them through out all the hoste, shields, and speares, and helmets, and brigandines, and bowes, and stones to sling.

15 He made also verie” 1.13 artificial engins in Ieru salém, to be vpon the towres and vpon cor∣ners, to shote arowes and great stones: and his name spred farre abroade, because (God) did helpe him meruelously, til he was migh∣tie.

16 ¶ But when he was strong, his hearti 1.14 was lift vp to (his) destruction: for the transgres∣sed against the Lord his God, and went into the Temple of the Lord to burne incense v∣pon the altar of incense.

17 And Azariáh the Priest went in after him, & with him foure score Priests of the Lord, va∣liant men.

18 And they withstode Vzziáh the King, and said vnto him, * It perteineth not to thee,* 1.15 Vzziáh, to burne incense vnto the Lord, but to the Priests the sonnes of Aarón, that are consecrated for to offer incense:k 1.16 go for the of the Sanctuarie: for thou hast transgressed, & thou shalt haue none honour of the Lord God.

19 Then Vzziáh was wroth, and had incense in his hād to burne it: and while he was wroth with the Priests, the leprosie rose vp in his forehead before the Priests in the house of the Lord beside the incense altar.

20 And when Azariáh the chief Priest with all the Priests loked vpon him, beholde, he was leprous in his forehead, and they caused him hastely to departe thence: & he was euē compelled to go out, because the Lord had smiten him.

21 * And Vzziáh the King was a le prevnto the* 1.17 day of his death, and dwelt as a lepre in anl 1.18 house aparte, because he was cut of from the house of the Lord and Iothám his sonne (ruled) ouer the Kings house, and iudged the people of the land.

22 Concerning the rest of the actes of Vzziáh first and last, did Isaiáh the Prophet the sonne of Amóz write.

23 So Vzziáh slept with his fathers, & they bu ryed him with his fathers in the field of the buryal, whiche perteined to the Kings: for they said, Hem 1.19 is a lepre. And Iothám his son ne reigned in his stead.

Notes

• * 1.1

  2. King. 14. 21
• a 1.2

  Called allo 〈◊〉〈◊〉 riáh.
• b 1.3

  He fortified it & made it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 this citie was also called Eláth and Elanon, nere to the red Sea.
• * 1.4

  2. King 15. 2.
• c 1.5

  This was not that zechariáh that was the son ne of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but some other Prophet of that name.
• d 1.6

  For God neuer forsaketh any that seketh vnto him, & therefore man is the cause of his owne de∣struction.
• e 1.7

  That is, thei payed 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in signe of subiectiō
• f 1.8

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 as the walle or towre turneth.
• * 1.9

  Nehem. 3, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. & 24
• “ 1.10

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• g 1.11

  That is, in moū: 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the worde signifieth, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the fruteful field it is also ta∣ken for a grene 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of corne, when it is sul, as Lem 2, 4.
• h 1.12

  Of the chief of∣ficers of the Kings house or of the captaines and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 geants for warre
• ” 1.13

  Ebr. engins by the inuention of an 〈◊〉〈◊〉 man.
• i 1.14

  Thus prosperi ie causeth men to trust in them sel∣ues, & by forget∣ting him, whiche is the autor there of, procure their owne 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.15

  Nomb. 18, 7.
• k 1.16

  Thogh his zeale semed to be good & also his inten∣cion, yet because they were not go uerned by the word of God, he did wickedly, & was therefore bothe iustely resi sted & also puni∣shed.
• * 1.17

  2. King. 15. 5.
• l 1.18

  According to the commande∣ment of the Lord Leui. 13. 46.
• m 1.19

  And therefo∣re was buryed aparte in the same field, but not in the same 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with his predecessers.