2 Chronicles 26:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and he was leprous on his forehead. So they hurried him out of there. Indeed, he also hurried to leave, because the LORD had struck him.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, and they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead. So they hurried him out, and he himself was eager to leave because the Lord had afflicted him.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Asarias the chefe prest turned his heade towarde him, and so dyd all the prestes, and beholde, he was leper in his foreheade. And they put him out from thence. Yee he made haist himselfe to go forth, for his plage came of the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And wen Azariah the chiefe Priest with al the Priestes looked vpon him, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, & they caused him hastily to depart thence: and he was euen compelled to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Azariahu the chiefe priest, with al the other priestes, loked vpon him, and beholde he was become a leaper in his forehead, and they vexed him thence: and he was fayne to go out, because the Lorde had smytten him.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he [was] leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked on him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there; yes, himself hurried also to go out, because Yahweh had struck him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Azariah the head priest looketh unto him, and all the priests, and lo, he `is' leprous in his forehead, and they hasten him thence, and also he himself hath hastened to go out, for Jehovah hath plagued him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looking at him, saw the mark of the leper on his brow, and they sent him out quickly and he himself went out straight away, for the Lord's punishment had come on him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked on him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there; yes, himself hurried also to go out, because Yahweh had struck him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When Azariah the high priest and the other priests looked at him, there was a skin disease on his forehead. They hurried him out of there; even the king himself wanted to leave quickly because the LORD had afflicted him.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 14:34 : 34 When you come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put a plague of leprosy in a house in the land of your possession;
  • Deut 28:22 : 22 The LORD shall strike you with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish.
  • Deut 28:35 : 35 The LORD shall strike you in the knees, and in the legs, with a severe boil that cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot unto the top of your head.
  • Esth 6:12 : 12 And Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house mourning, and with his head covered.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 26:16-19
    4 verses
    89%

    16But 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.

    17Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the LORD who were valiant men.

    18They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! This will not bring you honor from the LORD God."

    19Then Uzziah was angry, and he held a censer in his hand to burn incense. While he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the incense altar.

  • 2 Chr 26:21-23
    3 verses
    85%

    21King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. Jotham his son was in charge of the palace, governing the people of the land.

    22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, were written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.

    23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in a field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, "He is a leper." And Jotham his son reigned in his place.

  • 2 Kgs 15:5-6
    2 verses
    80%

    5And the LORD struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

    6And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • Lev 13:7-13
    7 verses
    75%

    7But if the scab spreads over the skin after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again.

    8And if the priest sees that the scab has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.

    9When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought to the priest.

    10And the priest shall examine him, and if the swelling is white in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

    11it is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean and shall not shut him up, for he is unclean.

    12And if leprosy breaks out all over the skin and covers all the skin of the one with the plague from his head to his foot, wherever the priest looks,

    13then the priest shall consider, and if the leprosy has covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean who has the plague; it has all turned white; he is clean.

  • Lev 13:42-46
    5 verses
    74%

    42And if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a white reddish sore, it is leprosy that has sprung up on his bald head or bald forehead.

    43Then the priest shall examine it, and if the swelling of the sore is white reddish on his bald head or bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh,

    44he is a leprous man; he is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is on his head.

    45And the leper who has the plague, his clothes shall be torn and his head bare, he shall cover his upper lip and cry, 'Unclean, unclean.'

    46All the days that the plague is in him, he shall be defiled; he is unclean. He shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.

  • Lev 13:24-28
    5 verses
    74%

    24Or if there is any flesh in the skin where there is a burn and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white, or white,

    25then the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the bright spot has turned white and it appears deeper than the skin, it is leprosy that has broken out from the burn; therefore, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the plague of leprosy.

    26But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the bright spot and it is not lower than the other skin but is somewhat dark, then the priest shall shut him up seven days.

    27And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if it has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the plague of leprosy.

    28And if the bright spot stays in its place and has not spread in the skin but is somewhat dark, it is the swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is an inflammation from the burn.

  • Lev 14:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2This shall be the law of the leper on the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest:

    3And the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall examine him, and behold, if the plague of leprosy is healed in the leper;

  • Lev 13:1-5
    5 verses
    72%

    1And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

    2When a man has in the skin of his flesh a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the priests.

    3And the priest shall examine the plague in the skin of the flesh, and if the hair in the plague has turned white, and the plague appears deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy, and the priest shall examine him and pronounce him unclean.

    4If the bright spot is white in the skin of his flesh and does not appear deeper than the skin, and the hair has not turned white, then the priest shall shut up the one with the plague for seven days.

    5And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if the plague seems to be at a standstill, and it has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up another seven days.

  • Lev 13:19-22
    4 verses
    72%

    19and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, it shall be shown to the priest.

    20And if, when the priest examines it, it looks deeper than the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a plague of leprosy that has broken out of the boil.

    21But if the priest looks on it and there are no white hairs in it and it is not deeper than the skin but is somewhat dark, then the priest shall shut him up for seven days.

    22And if it spreads much on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a plague.

  • Lev 14:44
    71%

    44Then the priest shall come and look, and indeed if the plague has spread in the house, it is an invasive leprosy in the house: it is unclean.

  • Lev 13:15
    70%

    15And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him unclean, for the raw flesh is unclean; it is leprosy.

  • Exod 4:6
    69%

    6And the LORD said furthermore to him, Now put your hand into your bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

  • Lev 13:17
    69%

    17And the priest shall examine him, and if the plague has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the plague; he is clean.

  • Lev 13:30
    68%

    30then the priest shall examine the plague, and if it appears deeper than the skin and there is thin yellow hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly leprosy on the head or beard.

  • Mark 1:42
    68%

    42And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

  • Lev 13:55
    68%

    55And the priest shall examine the plague after it is washed, and if the plague has not changed its color and the plague has not spread, it is unclean; you shall burn it with fire, whether the damage is inside or outside.

  • Lev 13:50-51
    2 verses
    68%

    50And the priest shall examine the plague and shut up the thing that has the plague for seven days.

    51And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day; if the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in the skin, or in any work made of skin, the plague is a destructive leprosy; it is unclean.

  • Num 12:10
    68%

    10And the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, and behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow. And Aaron looked at Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

  • 1 Chr 13:10
    68%

    10And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and He struck him, because he put his hand on the ark, and there he died before God.

  • Deut 24:8
    67%

    8Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests, the Levites, shall teach you: as I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.

  • 2 Chr 21:18
    67%

    18After all this, the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.