2 Kings 15:5
And the Lord afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
Note Leprosy was a term used for various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13.
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.
The Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king’s son, was over the household, judging the people of the land.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- 2 Kings 15:5
- A.M. 3239-3246. B.C. 765-758 the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 3:29; 2 Chronicles 26:16–20; Job 34:19
- so that
- 2 Kings 5:27; Numbers 12:10
- and dwelt
- 2 Kings 7:3; Leviticus 13:46; Numbers 12:14; Deuteronomy 24:8
- Jotham
- 2 Chronicles 26:21, 23
- judging
- 2 Samuel 8:15; 2 Samuel 15:2–4; 1 Kings 3:9, 28; Psalm 72:1