SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 26:21

26:21a So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death.

King Uzziah continued to have the skin disease for the rest of his life.
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King Uzziah remained ill with the skin disease until he died.

26:21b He lived in isolation, leprous

He lived in an isolated house because he had leprosy,
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Because he had leprosy he lived in his own house

26:21c and cut off from the house of the LORD,

and they would not let him enter the temple of Yahweh.
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and he was not allowed to enter the house of Yahweh.

26:21d while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace

His son Jotham managed the royal palace
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His son who was called Jotham was in charge of the king’s house

26:21e to govern the people of the land.

and also ruled the people ⌊of Judah⌋.
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and governed in place of the king.

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