2 Chronicles 26:16
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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.But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
In other translations
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.But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
Hebrew words
וּכְחֶזְקָתוֹukhechezkatoand according to strengthening hisH2393גָּבַהּgavahit was haughtyH1361לִבּוֹliboheart hisH3820עַד־'ad-untilH5704לְהַשְׁחִיתlehashchit<to> behaved corruptlyH7843וַיִּמְעַלvaiyim'aland he acted unfaithfullyH4603בַּיהוָהbayahwehagainst YahwehH3068אֱלֹהָיו'elohavGod hisH430וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he wentH935אֶל־'el-intoH413הֵיכַלheikhal[the] temple ofH1964יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לְהַקְטִירlehaktirto make smokeH6999עַל־'al-onH5921מִזְבַּחmizbach[the] altar ofH4196הַקְּטֹרֶת׃haketoret<the> incenseH7004
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