2 Chronicles 26:11

26:11 Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official.

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.

[26:21]  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.

[26:23]  ¹ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[26:23]  ² tn Heb “fathers.”

[26:23]  ³ tn Heb “a field of burial.”

[26:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “for they said, ‘He had a skin disease.’”