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21 King Uzziah was leprous[a] to the day of his death, and being leprous[b] lived in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the Lord. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace of the king, governing the people of the land.

22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz wrote. 23 Uzziah slept with his ancestors; they buried him near his ancestors in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, ‘He is leprous.’[c] His son Jotham succeeded him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:21 A term for several skin diseases; precise meaning uncertain
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:21 A term for several skin diseases; precise meaning uncertain
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:23 A term for several skin diseases; precise meaning uncertain

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