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2 Chronicles 26:22 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 22. 22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
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Quick Meaning
This verse opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech: “Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Uzziah dies and is buried apart.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 26:22–23
Read 2 Chronicles 26:22 with 26:22–23. The selected wording supplies one opening in the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Isaiah is named as a recorder of Uzziah's reign; the king dies, is buried in a field belonging to the royal tombs because of his condition, and Jotham succeeds.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Uzziah dies and is buried apart,” 2 Chronicles 26:22 opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech through the wording “Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The burial notice shows how illness continued to shape Uzziah's public memory after death. 2 Chronicles 26:16–21 has just established this prior movement: When strong, Uzziah becomes proud, enters the temple to burn incense, resists eighty priests led by Azariah, develops tsara'at on his forehead, and lives separately while Jotham governs. Together those details explain why “Uzziah dies and is buried apart” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 2 Chronicles 26:22–23 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 26:22–23 forms the complete movement “Uzziah dies and is buried apart”: Isaiah is named as a recorder of Uzziah's reign; the king dies, is buried in a field belonging to the royal tombs because of his condition, and Jotham succeeds.
Verse 22. 22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
Verse 23. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
What Remains True
Temple repair, prophetic truth, warfare, royal strength, priestly boundaries, illness, and succession show that good beginnings and institutional service never excuse later abuse. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Isaiah is named as a recorder of Uzziah's reign; the king dies, is buried in a field belonging to the royal tombs because of his condition, and Jotham succeeds. In 2 Chronicles 26:22, the concrete line “Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of….” Use transparent finances and skilled work, protect prophets and workers, refuse cruelty after victory, maintain role boundaries, and never stigmatize disease or disability. This response follows from the unit's own movement: Isaiah is named as a recorder of Uzziah's reign; the king dies, is buried in a field belonging to the royal tombs because of his condition, and Jotham succeeds.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 2 Chronicles 26:22–23, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, clauses, regnal formulas, temple vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/2Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 26:22–23
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Full Notes: 2 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
Supports: Unit-bounded translation comparisons and only those lexical, textual, grammatical, numerical, historical, and parallel-passage notes attached to these verses.
Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 2 Chronicles 26:22–23, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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