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though the high places did not disappear, and the people continued to sacrifice and to burn incense on the high places. The Lord afflicted the king, and he was a leper until the day he died. He lived in a house apart, while Jotham, the king’s son, was master of the palace and ruled the people of the land.[a]

The rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

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  1. 15:5 People of the land: see note on 11:14.

The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

The Lord afflicted(A) the king with leprosy[a] until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house.[b](B) Jotham(C) the king’s son had charge of the palace(D) and governed the people of the land.

As for the other events of Azariah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 15:5 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  2. 2 Kings 15:5 Or in a house where he was relieved of responsibilities