John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 26:18

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they withstood Uzziah the king, etc.] They not only stood against him, but stood about him, surrounded him, so as to hinder him from approaching the altar of incense: and said unto him, it appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the Lord; it did not belong to his office as a king, it was no part of it but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense; and to them only; for even the Levites might not do it, only those of the tribe of Levi, that descended from Aaron, (see <041635>Numbers 16:35), go out of the sanctuary, for thou hast trespassed; by going into that: neither shall it be for thine honour from the Lord God; but to his hurt, and be a brand of infamy upon him; for more is designed than is expressed, and as the event showed.

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