2 Chronicles 26:21

26:21 King Uzziah suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, ¹  afflicted by a skin disease and banned from the Lord’s temple. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.

2 Chronicles 26:23

26:23 Uzziah passed away ²  and was buried near his ancestors ³  in a cemetery ⁴  belonging to the kings. (This was because he had a skin disease.) ⁵  His son Jotham replaced him as king.

¹ tn The precise meaning of בֵּית הַחָפְשִׁית (bet hakhafshiyt, “house of [?]”) is uncertain. NASB, NIV, NRSV all have “in a separate house”; NEB has “in his own house…relieved of all duties.” For a discussion of various proposals, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 166-67.

² tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

³ tn Heb “fathers.”

⁴ tn Heb “a field of burial.”

⁵ tn Heb “for they said, ‘He had a skin disease.’”