1tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 15:1-8 has the variant spelling “Azariah.”
2tnHeb “he”; the referent (Uzziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3tnHeb “after the king”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4tn “slept with his fathers.”
5map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6tnHeb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.”
7tnHeb “sought.”
8tnHeb “in the days of.”
9tnHeb “in the days of his seeking.”
10tn Or “prosper.”
11tnHeb “went out and fought.”
12tnHeb “in Ashdod and among the Philistines.”
13tn The words “in his campaigns” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons
14tnHeb “and his name went to.”
15tn On the meaning of the Hebrew word מִקְצוֹעַ (miqtsoa’), see HALOT 628 s.v. עַ(וֹ)מִקְצֹ. The term probably refers to an “angle” or “corner” somewhere on the eastern wall of Jerusalem.
16tnHeb “Shephelah.”
17tnHeb “workers and vinedressers in the hills and in Carmel.” The words “he had” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
18tnHeb “for a lover of the ground he [was].”
19tnHeb “help.”
20tnHeb “and his name went out to a distant place, for he did extraordinarily to be helped until he was strong.”
21tnHeb “his heart was high [i.e., proud] to destroy.”
22tn Or “was unfaithful to.”
23tnHeb “stood against.”
24tn Or “been unfaithful.”
25tnHeb “angry.”
26tn Traditionally “leprosy,” but this was probably a skin disorder of some type, not leprosy (technically known today as Hansen’s disease). See 2 Kgs 5:1.
27tnHeb “turned toward.”
28tnHeb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
29tn The precise meaning of בֵּית הַחָפְשִׁית (bet hakhafshiyt, “house of [?]”) is uncertain. NASB, NIV, NRSV all have “in a separate house”; NEB has “in his own house…relieved of all duties.” For a discussion of various proposals, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 166-67.
30tnHeb “As for the rest of the events of Uzziah, the former and the latter, Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, recorded.”