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2 Chronicles 26:15-17
Amplified Bible
2 Chronicles 26:15-17
Amplified Bible
15 In Jerusalem he made machines of war invented by skillful men to be put on the towers and on the [corner] battlements for the purpose of shooting arrows and large stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.
Pride Is Uzziah’s Undoing
16 But when Uzziah became strong, he became so proud [of himself and his accomplishments] that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful and sinned against the Lord his God, for he went [a]into the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.(A) 17 Then Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, men of courage.
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- 2 Chronicles 26:16 Only priests were permitted to enter the temple proper and perform such ceremonies.
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