2 Chronicles 26:20
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.”
נָגַע
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
כֹּהֵן
the priest of
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כֹּהֵן
Priest. Kohen. One who stands between God and the people. Jesus is our great High Priest. And in Him every believer is part of a royal priesthood with full access to God.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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צָרַע
was leprous
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צָרַע
to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy
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עֲזַרְיָה
Azariah
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עֲזַרְיָה
Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites
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דָּחַף
he hurried himself
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דָּחַף
to urge, i.e. hasten
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