Verse 16

But after Uzziah became strong, his heart was lifted up with pride, leading to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men da han ble mektig, ble hans hjerte overmodig til sin ødeleggelse. Han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men da han ble mektig, ble hans hjerte stolt til sin egen ødeleggelse, for han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud og gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsens alter.

• Norsk King James

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hjertet hans hovmodig, og han kom til sin undergang; han overtrådte mot Herren sin Gud og gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hjertet hans hovmodig til han ødela seg selv, og han handlet ille mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men da han var blitt så mektig, ble hans hjerte oppblåst til hans egen ødeleggelse. Han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte oppblåst til hans ødeleggelse. Han syndet mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel og brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men da han ble mektig, ble han hovmodig til sin undergang; for han syndet mot Herren sin Gud og gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte oppblåst til hans ødeleggelse. Han syndet mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel og brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men når han var blitt mektig, ble hans hjerte hovmodig, til hans egen skade. Han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud, og han gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men da han var blitt mektig, ble hans hjerte hovmodig til sitt eget fall, for han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud. Han gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men der han var bleven stærk, ophøiede hans Hjerte sig, indtil han fordærvede (sig), og han forgreb sig imod Herren sin Gud, og gik ind i Herrens Tempel for at gjøre Røgelse paa Røgelsealteret.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men da han ble mektig, ble hjertet hans arrogant og førte til hans undergang. For han handlet i strid med Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But when he became strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction. He transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte hovmodig så han handlet urett, og han syndet mot Herren sin Gud ved å gå inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da han ble sterk, ble hjertet hans stort til hans ødeleggelse, og han syndet mot Herren sin Gud, og gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte hovmodig, så han handlet troløst mot Herren sin Gud; han gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsalteret.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men da han ble sterk, ble hans hjerte stolt til hans fall; og han gjorde ondt mot Herren, sin Gud; for han gikk inn i Herrens tempel for å brenne røkelse på røkelsesalteret.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan his power was greate, his hert arose to his awne destruccion: for he trespaced agaynst the LORDE his God, and wente in to the temple of the LORDE, to burne incense vpon the altare of incense.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But when he was strong, his heart was lift vp to his destruction: for he trasgressed against the Lord his God, & went into the Temple of the Lord to burne incense vpon the altar of incense.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But in his strength his heart arose to his destruction: For he transgressed against the Lorde his God, and went into the temple of the Lorde to burne incense vpon the aulter of incense.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into the temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And at his being strong his heart hath been high unto destruction, and he trespasseth against Jehovah his God, and goeth in unto the temple of Jehovah to make perfume upon the altar of perfume.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Jehovah his God; for he went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up in pride, causing his destruction; and he did evil against the Lord his God; for he went into the Temple of the Lord for the purpose of burning perfumes on the altar of perfumes.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into the temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the LORD his God. He entered the LORD’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 25:19 : 19 You say to yourself that you have defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant and proud. But stay at home! Why provoke disaster so that you and Judah will fall?
• 2 Chr 32:25 : 25 But Hezekiah did not respond to the kindness shown to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore, wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
• Deut 8:14 : 14 then your heart may grow proud, and you might forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Deut 8:17 : 17 You may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand have produced this wealth for me.'
• Deut 32:13-15 : 13 He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him with the produce of the fields. He gave him honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag. 14 Curds from cattle and milk from the flock, with fat from lambs, rams of Bashan breed, and goats, with the finest wheat, and you drank the blood of the grape as wine. 15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; you grew fat, thick, and bloated. Then he forsook the God who made him and treated with contempt the Rock of his salvation.
• 1 Kgs 12:33-13:4 : 33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel. So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices. 1 Behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense. 2 He cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD and said, 'Altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: Behold, a son will be born to the house of David; his name will be Josiah. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer incense on you, and human bones will be burned on you.' 3 On that same day, he gave a sign, saying, 'This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: Behold, the altar will be torn apart, and the ashes on it will be poured out.' 4 When King Jeroboam heard the message from the man of God who cried out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from the altar and said, 'Seize him!' But his hand, which he had stretched out against the man, withered so that he could not pull it back to himself.
• 2 Kgs 14:10 : 10 You have indeed defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant. Be content with your glory and stay at home. Why bring disaster on yourself and Judah as well?'
• 2 Kgs 16:12-13 : 12 When the king returned from Damascus, he saw the altar, approached it, and offered sacrifices on it. 13 He offered his burnt offering and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar.
• Num 16:1 : 1 Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, along with Dathan, Abiram (sons of Eliab), and On, son of Peleth, from the tribe of Reuben, took action.
• Num 16:7 : 7 Put fire in them and place incense on them in the presence of the Lord tomorrow. The man the Lord chooses will be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!"
• Num 16:18 : 18 So each of them took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
• Num 16:35 : 35 Then fire came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering incense.
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Hab 2:4 : 4 Look! The proud person—his soul is not upright within him, but the righteous one will live by his faith.
• Col 2:18 : 18 Let no one disqualify you by delighting in false humility and the worship of angels, dwelling on things he has not seen, being puffed up without reason by his fleshly mind.