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2 Kings 15:5

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5zAnd the Lord touched the king, so that he was a leper1 to the day of his death, aand he lived in a separate house.2 And Jotham the king’s son was over the household, governing the people of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  2. 2The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

Cross references

  1. zFor ver. 5–7, see 2 Chr. 26:21–23
  2. aSee Lev. 13:46

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house. Jotham the king’s son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord afflicted the king, and he had a serious skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in quarantine, while Jotham, the king’s son, was over the household governing the people of the land.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh struck the king, and he was infected with a skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, while Jotham the son of the king was over the house, governing the people of the land.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.