Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7
Uzziah did for the most part that which was right. It was happy for the kingdom that a good reign was a long one.
2 Kings 15:5
Yahweh struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king’s son was over the household, judging the people of the land.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
The LORD struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king’s son, was over the household, judging the people of the land.
BSB
And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
KJV
And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.
ASV
And Jehovah smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the household, judging the people of the land.
BBE
And the Lord sent disease on the king and he became a leper, and to the day of his death he was living separately in his private house. And Jotham his son was over his house, judging the people of the land.
Original Hebrew
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וַיְנַגַּע
vay·na·ga'
and he struck
H5060
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
H3068
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
H853
הַמֶּלֶךְ
ha·me·lekh
the king
H4428
וַיְהִי
vay·hi
and he was
H1961
מְצֹרָע
me·tzo·ra'
having a skin disease
H6879
עַד־
'ad-
until
H5704
יוֹם
yom
[the] day of
H3117
מֹתוֹ
mo·to
death his
H4194
וַיֵּשֶׁב
vai·ye·shev
and he dwelt
H3427
בְּבֵית
be·veit
in [the] house of
H1004
הַחָפְשִׁית
ha·cha·fe·shit
(the) separateness
H2669
וְיוֹתָם
ve·yo·tam
and Jotham
H3147
בֶּן־
ben-
[the] son of
H1121
הַמֶּלֶךְ
ha·me·lekh
the king
H4428
עַל־
'al-
[was] over
H5921
הַבַּיִת
ha·ba·yit
the house
H1004
שֹׁפֵט
sho·fet
judging
H8199
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
H853
עַם
'am
[the] people of
H5971
הָאָרֶץ
ha·'a·retz
the land
H776
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