26 ¹⁶ But when he was strong he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was false to Yahweh his God, and entered the temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense. 26 ¹⁷ But Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of Yahweh who were men of valor; 26 ¹⁸ and they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary; for you have done wrong, and it will bring you no honour from Yahweh God." 26 ¹⁹ Then Uzziah was angry. Now he had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and when he became angry with the priests leprosy broke out on his forehead, in the presence of the priests in the house of Yahweh, by the altar of incense. 26 ²⁰ And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead! And they thrust him out quickly, and he himself hastened to go out, because Yahweh had smitten him. 26 ²¹ And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper dwelt in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of Yahweh. And Jotham his son was over the king's household, governing the people of the land.

26 ²² Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz wrote. 26 ²³ And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field which belonged to the kings, for they said, "He is a leper." And Jotham his son reigned in his stead.