2 Chronicles 26:17

Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Azariah the priest and eighty other priests enter the temple after King Uzziah to confront him for unlawfully burning incense.

The words — עֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ (Azariah) names the leading priest who initiates the confrontation, while כֹּהֲנִ֧ים (priests) identifies the group accompanying him to the sanctuary.

The thread — The priestly confrontation echoes the Aaronic consecration requirement later cited in the same narrative (2 Chronicles 26:18), while the name Azariah appears in the priestly genealogies of 1 Chronicles 6:10.

Why it lands — The text records a direct physical intervention by authorized priests to halt a king’s unauthorized worship act. It demands that readers recognize the boundary between royal authority and priestly consecration without adding devotional commentary.

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The Hebrew words

וַיָּבֹ֥אva/i.ya.Vo'and/ he went אַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.Ra/vafter/ him עֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huAzariah הַכֹּהֵ֑ןha./ko.Henthe/ priest וְעִמּ֞וֹve./'i.M/oand/ [were] with/ him כֹּהֲנִ֧ים׀ko.ha.Nimpriests לַיהוָ֛הla./Yah.wehof/ Yahweh שְׁמוֹנִ֖יםshe.mo.Nimeighty בְּנֵי־be.nei-sons of חָֽיִל׃Cha.yilstrength

King James Version

And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were valiant men:

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 6:10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
1 Chronicles 12:28 and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
1 Chronicles 26:6 Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men.

People named

Azariah