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19 Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving[a] at the priests, a skin disease[b] appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the Lord’s temple near the incense altar.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 26:19 tn Heb “angry.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 26:19 tn Traditionally “leprosy,” but this was probably a skin disorder of some type, not leprosy (technically known today as Hansen’s disease). See 2 Kgs 5:1.

19 Uzziah, who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the Lord’s temple, leprosy[a](A) broke out on his forehead.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 26:19 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verses 20, 21 and 23.