But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
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Gill's Exposition
And they withstood Uzziah the king,.... They not only stood against him, but stood about him, surrounded him, so as to hinder him from approaching the altar of incense:
and said unto him, it…
Barnes' Notes
To his destruction - Rather, “to do wickedly.” Uzziah appears to have deliberately determined to invade the priest’s office (marginal reference “m”), thus repeating the sin of Korah, Dathan, and…
Adam Clarke
He transgressed against the Lord - "He sinned against the Word of the Lord his God." - T.
Went into the temple to burn incense - Thus assuming to himself the priest's office. See this whole…
Here is the only blot we find on the name of king Uzziah, and it is such a one as lies not on any other of the kings. Whoredom, murder, oppression, persecution, and especially idolatry, gave…
Cambridge Bible
tohis destruction R.V. so that he did corruptly; cp. 2Ch 27:2 (the same Heb. word).
he transgressed R.V. trespassed; cp. 2Ch 12:2; Jos 7:1; Jos 22:16. The Heb. word implies presumptuous dealing with…
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