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The Lord struck the king with leprosy,[a] which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.

The rest of the events in Uzziah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Jotham became the next king.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:5 Or with a contagious skin disease. The Hebrew word used here and throughout this passage can describe various skin diseases.

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