2 Kings 15:5 meaning and explanation
And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
2 Kings 15:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Azariah, also called Uzziah, was king of Judah and is judged as a king who did right in the LORD's eyes, yet the high places remained. This verse reports that the LORD struck him with leprosy, a skin disease that made him ritually unclean, so he lived in a separate house until he died while his son Jotham governed.
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