2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 26:16
16But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when | וּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹ | ū·ḵə·ḥez·qā·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2393 strength, force |
| his arrogance | גָּבַ֤הּ | gā·ḇah | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1361 be high, exalted |
| led to his own destruction | לְהַשְׁחִ֔ית | lə·haš·ḥîṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| He was unfaithful | וַיִּמְעַ֖ל | way·yim·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| to the LORD | בַּיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| his God | אֱלֹהָ֑יו | ’ĕ·lō·hāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H430 God |
| for he entered | וַיָּבֹא֙ | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the temple | הֵיכַ֣ל | hê·ḵal | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1964 palace, temple |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to burn incense | לְהַקְטִ֖יר | lə·haq·ṭîr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the altar | מִזְבַּ֥ח | miz·baḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4196 altar |
| of incense | הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ | haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 32:25 · Proverbs 16:18 · Habakkuk 2:4 · 2 Chronicles 25:19 · Deuteronomy 8:14 · Deuteronomy 8:17 · Colossians 2:18 · Deuteronomy 32:13–15 · Numbers 16:18 · Numbers 16:35 · Numbers 16:1 · 2 Kings 16:12–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.