2Ch 26:16-20 | NETfull | STEP | 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.

2 Chronicles 26:16-20

16 But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. ^{▼▼ Heb “his heart was high [i.e., proud] to destroy.”} He disobeyed ^{▼▼ Or “was unfaithful to.”} the Lord his God. He entered the Lord’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar. 17 Azariah the priest and eighty other brave priests of the Lord followed him in. 18 They confronted ^{▼▼ Heb “stood against.”} King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed ^{▼▼ Or “been unfaithful.”} and the Lord God will not honor you!” 19 Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving ^{▼▼ Heb “angry.”} at the priests, a skin disease ^{▼▼ Traditionally “leprosy,” but this was probably a skin disorder of some type, not leprosy (technically known today as Hansen’s disease). See 2 Kgs 5:1.} appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the Lord’s temple near the incense altar. 20 When Azariah the high priest and the other priests looked at ^{▼▼ Heb “turned toward.”} him, there was a skin disease on his forehead. They hurried him out of there; even the king ^{▼▼ Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} himself wanted to leave quickly because the Lord had afflicted him.