2 Chronicles 26:23

“So Uzziah slept with his fathers, etc.] Died as they did, the same year, according to Dr. Lightfoot f115, in which he was smitten with the leprosy; and in the year of his death it was Isaiah had the vision related in (<230601>Isaiah 6:1), etc. and they buried him with his fathers; (see Gill on “<121507>2 Kings 15:7”).”

“they buried him . . . in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings--He was interred not in, but near, the sepulcher of the kings, as the corpse of a leper would have polluted it. Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 27”

“In the field of the burial - i. e. in the same piece of ground, but in a separate sepulchre. As the Law separated off the leper from his fellows during life Leviticus 13:46, so Jewish feeling required that he should remain separate even in death. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on 2 Chronicles 26". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/2-chronicles-26.html. 1870. StudyLight.org &copy;&#160;2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“am 3246, bc 758 slept: Kg2 15:6, Kg2 15:7 they buried him: Ch2 26:18, Ch2 21:20, Ch2 28:27, Ch2 33:20 Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 27”

“At his death, Uzziah, having died in leprosy, was not buried in the graves of the kings, but only in the neighbourhood of them, in the burial-field which belonged to the kings, that his body might not defile the royal graves. Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 27”