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2 Kings 15:3–5

bAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; cSave that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. *And the Lord dsmote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and edwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

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2 Kings 15:3–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done. The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

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.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. And the Lord touched the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the household, governing the people of the land.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. 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.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done, except that the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. Then the Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death; so he dwelt in an isolated house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the royal house, judging the people of the land.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

He did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Amaziah had done. But the places where gods were worshiped were not removed, so the people still made sacrifices and burned incense there.

The Lord struck Uzziah with a skin disease, which he had until the day he died. So he had to live in a separate house. Jotham, the king’s son, was in charge of the palace, and he governed the people of the land.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. And Jehovah smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the household, judging the people of the land.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. And Jehovah smote the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He did what the Lord considered right, as his father Amaziah had done. But the illegal places of worship were still not torn down. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at these worship sites. 

The Lord inflicted the king with a skin disease that lasted until the day the king died. So the king lived in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was in charge of the palace and governed the country. 

2 Kings 15:3–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Azariah did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Amaziah had done. Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

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

2 Kings 15:3–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done. Nevertheless the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. The Lord struck the king, so that he was leprous to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham the king’s son was in charge of the palace, governing the people of the land.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Amaziah his father had done. Only he did not remove the high places; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. 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.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Uzziah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done.

But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

The Lord caused King Uzziah to suffer from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in a separate house. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace. Jotham ruled over the people of the land.

2 Kings 15:3–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

The Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death. And he lived in a separate house, while Jotham the king’s son was over the household, judging the people of the land.


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