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|2 Crónicas 26:11|
Uzziah had a well-trained army, ready to go out by divisions according to their numbers as mustered by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officials.
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|2 Crónicas 26:12|
The total number of family leaders over the fighting men was 2,600.
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|2 Crónicas 26:13|
Under their command was an army of 307,500 men trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
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|2 Crónicas 26:14|
Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armour, bows and slingstones for the entire army.
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|2 Crónicas 26:15|
In Jerusalem he made machines designed by skilful men for use on the towers and on the corner defences to shoot arrows and hurl large stones. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.
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|2 Crónicas 26:16|
But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
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|2 Crónicas 26:17|
Azariah the priest with eighty other courageous priests of the LORD followed him in.
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|2 Crónicas 26:18|
They confronted him and said, “It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honoured by the LORD God.”
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|2 Crónicas 26:19|
Uzziah, who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the LORD’s temple, leprosy [The Hebrew word was used for various diseases affecting the skin — not necessarily leprosy; also in verses 20, 21 and 23.] broke out on his forehead.
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|2 Crónicas 26:20|
When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was eager to leave, because the LORD had afflicted him.
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