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2 Chronicles 26:15-17
New English Translation

15 In Jerusalem he made war machines carefully designed to shoot arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the walls. He became very famous, for he received tremendous support and became powerful.[a]

16 But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him.[b] He disobeyed[c] the Lord his God. He entered the Lord’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar. 17 Azariah the priest and eighty other brave priests of the Lord followed him in.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 26:15 tn Heb “and his name went out to a distant place, for he did extraordinarily to be helped until he was strong.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:16 tn Heb “his heart was high [i.e., proud] until to destroy.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:16 tn Or “was unfaithful to.”
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