Ozias seruing God, 6. preuaileth in battel against the Philistians, Arabians, and Ammonites. 9. prospereth in honour and wealth. 16. Then w•ixing proud offereth incense on the altar, is striken with leprosie, expelled out of the Temple, and citie. 20. and his sonne Ioathan ruleth the kingdom.
1And all the people of Juda took his son Ozias, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of Amasias his father.E tutto il popol di Giuda dichiarò re in sua vece Ozia suo figliuolo in età di sedici anni.AND al the people of Iuda made his sonne Ozias sixtene yeares old, king for Amasias his father.Omnis autem populus Juda filium ejus Oziam, annorum sedecim, constituit regem pro Amasia patre suo. 2He built Ailath, and restored it to the dominion of Juda, after that the king slept with his fathers.Egli edificò Ailath, e la rimise sotto l'impero di Giuda, dopo che il re si fu addormentato co' padri suoi.He built Ailath, and restored it to the dominion of Iuda, after that the king slept with his fathers.Ipse ædificavit Ailath, et restituit eam ditioni Juda, postquam dormivit rex cum patribus suis. 3Ozias was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jechelia of Jerusalem.Sedici anni aveva Ozia quando cominciò a regnare, e cinquantadue anni regnò in Gerusalemme: sua madre si nomò Jechelia di Gerusalemme.Sixtene yeares old was Ozias when he began to reigne, and he reigned two and fiftie yeares in Ierusalem, the name of his mother was Iechelia of Ierusalem.Sedecim annorum erat Ozias cum regnare cœpisset, et quinquaginta duobus annis regnavit in Jerusalem: nomen matris ejus Jechelia de Jerusalem. 4And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Amasias his father had done.E fece quello, che era giusto negli occhi del Signore, e imitò in tutto Amasia suo padre.And he did that which was right in the eies of our Lord, according to al thinges, which Amasias his father had done.Fecitque quod erat rectum in oculis Domini, juxta omnia quæ fecerat Amasias pater ejus. 5And he sought the Lord in the days of Zacharias that understood and saw God: and as long as he sought the Lord, he directed him in all things.E cercò sollecitamente il Signore, mentre visse Zacharia, uomo prudente, e profeta del Signore: e il Signore, cui egli cercava, lo stradò bene in tutte le cose.And he sought our Lord in the daies of Zacharias that vnderstood and saw God: and when he sought our Lord, he directed him in al thinges.Et exquisivit Dominum in diebus Zachariæ intelligentis et videntis Deum: cumque requireret Dominum, direxit eum in omnibus. 6Moreover he went forth and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Geth, and the wall of Jabnia, and the wall of Azotus: and he built towns in Azotus, and among the Philistines.Finalmente egli si mosse, e venne a battaglia contro i Filistei, e distrusse le mura di Geth, e le mura di Jabnia, e le mura di Azoto: e fabbricò ancora dei castelli in Azoto, e nel paese de' Filistei.Moreouer he went forth, and fought against the Philisthijms, and destroyed the wal of Geth, and the wal of Iabinia, and the wal of Azotus: he built also townes in Azotus, and among the Philisthijms.Denique egressus est, et pugnavit contra Philisthiim, et destruxit murum Geth, et murum Jabniæ, murumque Azoti: ædificavit quoque oppida in Azoto et in Philisthiim.
7And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians, that dwelt in Gurbaal, and against the Ammonites.E il Signore gli diede aiuto contro i Filistei, e contro gli Arabi abitanti in Gurbaal, e contro gli Ammoniti.And God did helpe him against the Philisthijms, and against the Arabians, that dwelt in Garbaal, and against the Ammonites.Et adjuvit eum Deus contra Philisthiim, et contra Arabes qui habitabant in Gurbaal, et contra Ammonitas. 8And the Ammonites gave gifts to Ozias: and his name was spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt for his frequent victories.E gli Ammoniti presentavano a lui dei doni: e la fama di lui si sparse fino all'ingresso dell'Egitto, per ragione delle frequenti vittorie.And the Ammonites gaue giftes to Ozias: and his name was renowmed vnto the entrance of Aegypt for his often victories.Appendebantque Ammonitæ munera Oziæ: et divulgatum est nomen ejus usque ad introitum Ægypti propter crebras victorias. 9And Ozias built towers in Jerusalem over the gate of the corner, and over the gate of the valley, and the rest, in the same side of the wall, and fortified them.E Ozia fabbricò in Gerusalemme delle torri sopra la porta dell'angolo, e sopra la porta della valle, e le altre nello stesso lato della muraglia, e le fortificò.And Ozias built towers in Ierusalem ouer the gate of the corner, and ouer the gate of the valley, and the rest, in the same side of the wal, and strengthened them.Ædificavitque Ozias turres in Jerusalem super portam anguli, et super portam vallis, et reliquas in eodem muri latere, firmavitque eas. 10And he built towers in the wilderness, and dug many cisterns, for he had much cattle both in the plains, and in the waste of the desert: he had also vineyards and dressers of vines in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he was a man that loved husbandry.Fabbricò ancora delle torri nel deserto, e scavò moltissime cisterne, perchè avea molti bestiami tanto nelle campagne, come nel vasto deserto: egli ebbe anche delle vigne, e de' vignaiuoli sui monti, e sul Carmelo: perocché era un uomo molto intento all'agricoltura.He built towers also in the wildernesse, and digged manie cesternes, because he had much cattel as wel in the champaine, as in the vastitie of the desert: he had also vineyardes & dressers of vines in the mountaynes, and in Carmel: for he was a man geuen to husbandrie.Exstruxit etiam turres in solitudine, et effodit cisternas plurimas, eo quod haberet multa pecora tam in campestribus quam in eremi vastitate: vineas quoque habuit et vinitores, in montibus et in Carmelo: erat quippe homo agriculturæ deditus.
11And the army of his fighting men, that went out to war, was under the hand of Jehiel the scribe, and Maasias the doctor, and under the hand of Henanias, who was one of the king’s captains.E dell'esercito de' suoi combattenti, che andavano alla guerra, ne aveano il comando Jehiel segretario, e Maasia dottore (della legge), e Hanania uno dei capitani del re.And the host of his warriers, which went forth to battels, was vnder the band of Iehiel the scribe, & Maasias the doctor, and vnder the hand of Hananias, who was of the kinges dukes.Fuit autem exercitus bellatorum ejus, qui procedebant ad prælia sub manu Jehiel scribæ, Maasiæque doctoris, et sub manu Hananiæ, qui erat de ducibus regis. 12And the whole number of the chiefs by the families of valiant men were two thousand six hundred.E tutto il numero dei principi delle famiglie, uomini di valore, era di duemila seicento.And al the number of the princes by families of valiant men, was two thousand six hundred.Omnisque numerus principum per familias, virorum fortium duorum millium sexcentorum. 13And the whole army under them three hundred and seven thousand five hundred: who were fit for war, and fought for the king against the enemy.E sotto di essi tutto l'esercito di gente atta al mestiere delle armi, e la quale combatteva contro i nemici del re, era di trecento sette mila cinquecento.And vnder them al the host of three hundred & seuen thousand fiue hundred: which were apt to battels, and fought for the king against the aduersariesEt sub eis universus exercitus trecentorum et septem millium quingentorum, qui erant apti ad bella, et pro rege contra adversarios dimicabant. 14And Ozias prepared for them, that is, for the whole army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and slings to cast stones.E per tutto questo esercito Ozia preparò scudi, e picche, e cimieri, e corazze, e archi, e timide da scagliar sassi.Ozias also prepared for them, that is to say, for al the armie, shildes, and speares, and helmettes, and coates of mayle, and bowes, and slinges to cast stones.Præparavit quoque eis Ozias, id est, cuncto exercitui, clypeos, et hastas, et galeas, et loricas, arcusque et fundas ad jaciendos lapides. 15And he made in Jerusalem engines of diverse kinds, which he placed in the towers, and in the corners of the walls, to shoot arrows, and great stones: and his name went forth far abroad, for the Lord helped him, and had strengthened him.E fece in Gerusalemme delle macchine di varie specie, le quali egli collocò sulle torri, e agli angoli delle mura, colle quali si scagliavano saette, e grandi pietre: e si sparse in lontane parti la sua fama, perché il Signore lo assisteva, ei gli dava vigore.And he made in Ierusalem engines of diuerse kind, which he placed in the towers, and in the corners of the walles, to shoote arrowes, and great stones: and his name went forth farre, for that our Lord did ayde him, and had strengthned him.Et fecit in Jerusalem diversi generis machinas, quas in turribus collocavit et in angulis murorum, ut mitterent sagittas, et saxa grandia: egressumque est nomen ejus procul, eo quod auxiliaretur ei Dominus, et corroborasset illum.
16But when he was made strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction, and he neglected the Lord his God: and going into the temple of the Lord, he had a mind to burn incense upon the altar of incense.Ma Quando egli fu diventato potente, si elevò il suo cuore per sua rovina, e non fece più conto del Signore Dio suo: ed entrato nel tempio del Signore, volle abbruciare l'incenso sopra l'altare de' timiami.But when he was strengthned, his hart was eleuated to his destruction, and he neglected our Lord his God: and entering into the temple of our Lord: he would burne incense vpon the altar of incense.Sed cum roboratus esset, elevatum est cor ejus in interitum suum, et neglexit Dominum Deum suum: ingressusque templum Domini, adolere voluit incensum super altare thymiamatis. 17And immediately Azarias the priest going in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, most valiant men,Ed essendo sopraggiunto a lui Azaria sommo Sacerdote, e con esso ottanta sacerdoti del Signore, uomini di gran petto,And incontinent Azarias the Priest going in after him, & with him the Priestes of our Lord eightie, most valiant men,Statimque ingressus post eum Azarias sacerdos, et cum eo sacerdotes Domini octoginta, viri fortissimi, 18Withstood the king and said: It doth not belong to thee, Ozias, to burn incense to the Lord, but to the priests, that is, to the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated for this ministry: go out of the sanctuary, do not despise: for this thing shall not be accounted to thy glory by the Lord God.Si opposero al re, e gli dissero: Non si appartiene a te, o Ozia, di bruciare l'incenso al Signore; ma si ai sacerdoti, viene a dire, ai figliuoli di Aaronne, i quali sono stati consagrati per tal ministero. Esci dal Santuario; non fartene beffe: perocché questo non sarà di gloria per te dinanzi al Signore Dio.they resisted the king, and sayd: It is not thy office Ozias, to burne incense to our Lord, but of the Priestes, that is, of the children of Aaron, which are consecrated to this kind of ministerie: goe out of the Sanctuarie, contemne not: because this thing shal not be reputed to thee for glorie of our Lord God.restiterunt regi, atque dixerunt: Non est tui officii, Ozia, ut adoleas incensum Domino, sed sacerdotum, hoc est, filiorum Aaron, qui consecrati sunt ad hujuscemodi ministerium: egredere de sanctuario, ne contempseris: quia non reputabitur tibi in gloriam hoc a Domino Deo. 19And Ozias was angry, and holding in his hand the censer to burn incense, threatened the priests. And presently there rose a leprosy in his forehead before the priests, in the house of the Lord at the altar of incense.Ma Ozia sdegnato, tenendo in mano il turibolo per offrire l'incenso, facea minacce ai sacerdoti. E subitamente spuntò sulla fronte di lui la lebbra in presenza de' sacerdoti nella casa del Signore presso l'altare de' timiami.And Ozias being angrie, and holding in his hand the censar to burne incense, threatned the Priestes. And forthwith there rose a leprosie in his forehead before the Priestes, in the house of our Lord vpon the altar of incense.Iratusque Ozias, tenens in manu thuribulum ut adoleret incensum, minabatur sacerdotibus. Statimque orta est lepra in fronte ejus coram sacerdotibus, in domo Domini super altare thymiamatis.
20And Azarias the high priest, and all the rest of the priests looked upon him, and saw the leprosy in his forehead, and they made haste to thrust him out. Yea himself also being frightened, hasted to go out, because he had quickly felt the stroke of the Lord.E avendolo mirato Azaria Pontefice, e tutti gli altri sacerdoti, videro sulla fronte di lui la lebbra, e lo fecero uscire in fretta. E sbigottito egli stesso affrettò il passo per andarsene, perchè avea repentinamente sentita la piaga mandatagli dal Signore.And when Azarias the high Priest had beheld him, and al the rest of the Priestes, they saw the leprosie in his forehead, and in hast they thrust him out. Yea and him self being sore afrayd, made hast to goe out, because he felt by and by the plague of our Lord.Cumque respexisset eum Azarias pontifex, et omnes reliqui sacerdotes, viderunt lepram in fronte ejus, et festinato expulerunt eum. Sed et ipse perterritus, acceleravit egredi, eo quod sensisset illico plagam Domini. 21And Ozias the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and he dwelt in a house apart being full of the leprosy, for which he had been cast out of the house of the Lord. And Joatham his son governed the king’s house, and judged the people of the land.Fu adunque Ozia lebbroso sino alla sua morte; e abitò in una casa appartata, essendo pieno di lebbra, per ragion della quale era stato cacciato dalla casa del Signore. E Joatham suo figliuolo governò la casa reale, e rende va giustizia al popolo.Ozias therfore the king was a leper vntil the day of his death, and he dwelt in a house apart ful of the leprosie, for the which he had bene cast out of the house of our Lord. Moreouer Ioathan his sonne gouerned the kinges house, and iudged the people of the land.Fuit igitur Ozias rex leprosus usque ad diem mortis suæ, et habitavit in domo separata plenus lepra, ob quam ejectus fuerat de domo Domini. Porro Joatham filius ejus rexit domum regis, et judicabat populum terræ. 22But the rest of the acts of Ozias first and last were written by Isaias the son of Amos, the prophet.Il rimanente poi delle geste di Ozia, le prime, e le ultime le scrisse Isaia figliuolo di Amos, profeta.But the rest of the wordes of Ozias the first and the last wrote Isaias the sonne of Amos, the prophet.Reliqua autem sermonum Oziæ priorum et novissimorum scripsit Isaias filius Amos propheta. 23And Ozias slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the field of the royal sepulchres, because he was a leper: and Joatham his son reigned in his stead.E Ozia si addormentò co' padri suoi, e fu sepolto nel campo dei sepolcri reali, perchè era lebbroso: e gli succedette nel regno Joatham suo figliuolo.And Ozias slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the kings sepulchres field, because he was a leper: and Ioathan his sonne reigned for him.Dormivitque Ozias cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in agro regalium sepulchrorum, eo quod esset leprosus: regnavitque Joatham filius ejus pro eo.
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Juda, till the reign of Achaz, 4 Kings 16:6. It had revolted under Joram. (Calmet)
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Done. And was successful, as long as he attended to the high priest, Numbers 27:21. (Worthington)
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God, or who had the gift of intelligence and prophecy from God. Hebrew, "who was intelligent in the visions of God." Others have read birath, with the Septuagint, "in the fear;" or Chaldean, etc., "instructing in the fear of the Lord." The Jews childishly understand Zacharias to mean the king himself, in the early part of his reign. Others suppose the priest, who was slain by Joas, is designated. (Lyranus)
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In. Protestants, "about Ashdod." Septuagint, "he built (or repaired) the cities of Azotus," to keep under the Philistines, who had revolted under Joram, 2 Paralipomenon 21:16.
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Gifts. Tribute, 2 Paralipomenon 27:5. (Calmet)
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Victories. Protestants, "he strengthened himself exceedingly." (Haydock)
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Corner. Repairing what Joas had demolished, 4 Kings 14:13. (Tirinus)
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Wilderness, for the protection of shepherds, 4 Kings 17:9.
Plains. Hebrew, "valleys, and in the plains husbandmen, and vinedressers in the mountains, and in Carmel; for he loved the earth, or husbandry," like David, 1 Paralipomenon 17:25., etc.
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Carmel, means, "the vine of God;" as both the mount in Juda, where Nabal resided, and that on the Mediterranean Sea, were famous for wine. Ozias probably cultivated the former mountain. (Calmet)
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Doctor. Hebrew shoter. Septuagint, "judge." Protestants, "ruler." (Haydock)
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The term is commonly understood of one who executes the sentence of the judge. But this employment does not suit a general, (Calmet) though such a one might well command. It many denote any "officer." (Haydock)
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Engines. They are here mentioned for the first time. (Calmet)
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For the. Hebrew, "for he was wonderfully helped till he was established." (Haydock)
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He invented many things for the defence of his kingdom. (Calmet)
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Azarias. The prophet, who had hitherto kept the king (Haydock) within bounds, was now no more, ver. 5. (Tirinus)
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To thee. For usurping spiritual authority, the king was opposed by the high priest; and God confirmed the sentence of the latter, by striking Ozias with the leprosy; on which account, he was not only cast out of the temple, but also lost his kingdom, being obliged to live apart; (Leviticus 13:46,) and after death, he could not be buried with his ancestors. (Worthington)
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Forehead. So that it could not be concealed. According to the rigour of the law, such an offender was to be slain, Numbers 3:10., and 18:7. The leprosy was considered as equivalent, and is styled destruction, (ver. 16,) and death, Isaias 6:1. (Menochius) See 4 Kings 15:6.
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Prophet. Yet we find little concerning him in the prophecy of Isaias; so that the work has been lost, except what Esdras hath preserved. (Calmet)
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Leper. So much was the disease abhorred, (Calmet) as well as the king's late conduct. (Haydock)
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So long as this king obserued the ordinance of God to be directed by the high priest N•. 27. v 2•. he prospered in his affayres.
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For vsurping spiritual authority which pertayned not to him, the high priest with his assistantes opposed themselues against the king: and God confirmed their sentence, by striking the same king with leprosie. And so he was not only cast out of the temple, but also out of his kingdom, and common conuersation with other men, & forced to dwel in a separet house without the citie according to the law. Leuit. 13. v. 46.
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Neither could he be buried in the propet sepulchres of the kinges.
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Giovanni Cassiano † 435 d.C. The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults 11.11
… “And,” we are told, “the name of Uzziah went forth, for the Lord helped him and had strengthened him. But when he was made strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction, and he neglected the Lord his God.”
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sant'Ignazio di Antiochia † 108 d.C. Epistle to the Magnesians: Shorter and Longer Versions 3
… Korah also, and the two hundred and fifty who conspired with him against Aaron, were destroyed by fire. Absalom, again, who had slain his brother, became suspended on a tree, and had his evil-designing heart thrust through with darts. In like manner was Abeddadan beheaded for the same reason. Uzziah,
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5. ZACHARIÆ VIDENTIS ET INTELLIGENTIS. — Hic Zacharias propheta fuit quasi pædagogus Oziæ regis, eumque religiose Deum colere docuit. At quis fuit hic Zacharias? Audi S. Hieronymum hic in Tradit.: « Zacharias, filius Zachariæ filii Joiadæ, qui post mortem patris natus posthumus, patris nomen sortitus est, intelligens et videns dicitur: intelligens propter sacerdotium, videns propter prophetiam. » Sic ipse. Hebræi tamen et alii legunt: intelligentis in visionibus Dei. Si autem post mortem patris natus est Zacharias, potuit hoc tempore annum agere supra trigesimum, natus scilicet anno 36 regni Joas. Habuisse videtur hic Zacharias filiam nomine Abiam, quæ nupsit regi Achaz, qui ex ea genuit Ezechiam regem, quod etiam in eum locum affirmat Hieronymus, nec repugnat ætas. Nullum porro propheticum ejus scriptum exstat: nam qui legitur penultimus in minoribus prophetis, facile trecentis abhinc annis distat. Ita Salianus anno mundi 3227, num. 3, Cajetanus, Dionysius et alii.
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10. TURRES IN SOLITUDINE, — ita vocantur villæ et domus rusticanæ, turribus ad custodiam frugum fructuumque et agrorum instructæ: in quibus reponuntur agrorum fructus, et pecora stabulantur, quæ alibi « castella » dicuntur. Sic Christus discurrebat per « vicos et castella, » id est, per rusticorum villas et pagos, prædicans regnum Dei.
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16. CUM ROBORATUS ESSET, ELEVATUM EST COR EJUS IN INTERITUM SUUM, ET NEGLEXIT DOMINUM DEUM SUUM. — Hæc verba D. Chrysostomus, homilia 3 De verbis Isaiæ, expendens, notat in iis non solum Oziæ superbiam, sed etiam superbiæ causam indicari. « Cum, inquit, roboratus esset, » seu ut legit ipse: « Cum potens esset, elevatum est cor ejus; » ut nimia potentia nimiam genuisse superbiam ostenderetur. « Non ferebat, inquit, (nempe rex Ozias) principatus magnitudinem; sed quemadmodum ex edacitate nascitur inflatio, ex inflatione gignitur febris; deinde ex febri plerumque mors: itidem et hic ex actionum eminentia nata est superbia, mox ex superbia nata est appetentia rerum ipsi non congruentium. » Sicut ergo Amasias pater ex devicta Idumæa animos sumpsit in elatos et fatuos provocando ad bellum regem Israelis, ideoque victus, captus et spoliatus est; sic et Azarias filius ejus ex victoriis tot hostium intumescens, sacerdotale munus sibi arrogare præsumpsit, voluitque Deo adolere thymiama; sed illico a Deo humiliatus, regno et regia pulsus, ob lepram infelicem usque ad mortem traxit spiritum.
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18. NON EST TUI OFFICII, OZIA. — Audi S. Chrysostomum, homil. 4 De verbis Isaiæ: « Vide, inquit, libertatem; vide mentem servire nesciam; vide linguam cœlos attingentem; vide libertatem incoercibilem; vide hominis corpus et Angeli mentem; vide humi ingredientem, et in cœlo versantem, » etc.
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19. STATIMQUE ORTA EST LEPRA IN FRONTE EJUS; — lepra enim erat supplicium sacrilegorum, et eorum qui Pontifici et sacerdotibus resistebant et rebellabant, uti fecit hic Azarias. Tertiam plagam addunt S. Hieronymus, Cyrillus, Origenes et Chrysostomus in Isaiæ cap. vi, 1, ad illa verba: « In anno quo mortuus est Ozias, vidi Dominum; » scilicet Deum ob peccatum Oziæ, cui nonnulli primores consenserant, privasse Judæos suis oraculis, prophetiis et spiritu, usque ad mortem Oziæ. Vide ibi dicta. Denique Hebræi in Seder-Olam putant Oziam lepra percussum anno 27 regni sui, quo et contigit terræ motus, de quo Amos cap. i, vers. 1. Verum id dici nequit; nam tunc necdum natus erat Joatham qui, patre Ozia lepra percusso, gubernavit regnum. Nam Joatham natus est anno 28 Oziæ; id patet ex eo quod, patre moriente anno regni 52, Joatham erat 25 annorum, ut dicitur IV Reg. xv, 33. Igitur probabiliter Salianus putat Oziam lepra percussum anno regni sui 49, quo natus est Joathamo filius Achaz, et eodem anno Manahen rex Israel mortuus est. Favet Abulensis qui Oziam quatuor vel quinque annos leprosum vixisse censet. Porro S. Hieronymus in II Paral. xxix, asserit Oziam lepra percussum eo anno quo mortuus est, qui fuit regni ejus 52. Peccavit Ozias dupliciter: primo, quod ausus sit ingredi Sanctum, quo solis sacerdotibus ingredi licebat; secundo, quod adoleverit thymiama quasi sacerdos, cum esset laicus, ac Pontifici obsistenti comminatus sit mortem, ut ait Josephus, quia ergo invasit sacerdotium, idcirco amisit regnum per lepram: prima tamen sententia (quod scilicet lepra percussus sit anno 27 regni sui) probabilis est, uti ostendi Amos I, 1; potuit enim regnum administrari per optimates, donec Joatham nasceretur et adolesceret. Discant hic reges non invadere jura Pontificum et sacerdotum, ne a Deo percutiantur, uti percussus est Ozias: qua de re passim exempla fusa suggerit Baronius in suis Annalibus.
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22. RELIQUA AUTEM SERMONUM OZIÆ, etc. SCRIPSIT ISAIAS. — Historia hæc Isaiæ temporum injuria interiit. Nam in prophetia bis tantum Oziæ meminit, scilicet cap. vi, 1, jam citato, et cap. xiv, 28, ubi Philistæos ob mortem Oziæ domitoris sui exultantes compescens: « Ne, inquit, læteris Philistæa omnis tu, quoniam comminuta est virga percussoris tui (Oziæ); de radice enim colubri egredietur regulus, » scilicet Ezechias Oziæ pronepos, qui tanto acrius vos cruciabit, quanto acrius cruciat morsus reguli, quam colubri.
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23. SEPELIERUNT EUM IN AGRO REGALIUM SEPULCRORUM, EO QUOD ESSET LEPROSUS. — Leprosi enim, uti in vita, sic et in morte a consortio cæterorum separantur: lepra enim etiam cadavera inficit et consumit. Hæc est quinta Oziæ sacerdotium invadentis pæna, quod extra sepulcra regum, juxta tamen illa, sepultus sit, sive extra urbem, sive in urbe, puta in Sion civitate David.
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Riconquistò e ricostruì il porto di Elath, importante centro commerciale sul Golfo Elanitico (II Reg. 14, 22; II Par. 26, 2), dopo aver ricondotto alla sudditanza gli Idumei, ribelli sotto il regno di Amasia (iv.) II Reg. 14, 7). Altre fortunate imprese condusse contro Maoniti, Filistei, Arabi ed Ammoniti …
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… Edificò anche alcune città e costruì torri e fortezze (II Par. 26, 3 sg.; II Reg. 15, 35). Al tempo di questo re cominciarono le ostilità contro il regno di Giuda da parte del re di Siria, Rasin, e del suo alleato Phacee (v.), re di Samaria: ma la minaccia …
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I suoi successi, all'interno e all'estero, furono il premio del suo zelo per il culto di Jahweh, a cui era stato educato dalla madre Iecholia e da un profeta per nome Zaccaria, che gli fu fido consigliere per molti anni (II Par. 29, 3, 5). « Finché egli ricercò Jahweh, Dio lo fece prosperare » (ibid. 26, 5). Il culto sulle alture (bāmāth), però, non fu estirpato (II Reg. 15, 3-4).
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… VIII) smantella le città di Geth e di Iabne e costruisce piazzforti nella regione filistea (II Par. 26, 6 sg.; cf. Am. 6, 2), ed Erechia percuote i F. fino a Gaza e in tutto il loro confine (I Reg. 18, 8). Dagli Assiri anche i F. vengono fatti tributari; le loro città cadono nelle mani degli …
GETH (EBR. GATH, ACCAD. GIMTU, « PRESSOIO »)
Il Regno di Giuda la rivendicava a sé (I Sam. 7, 14; I Par. 8, 13; II Par. 11, 8; 26, 6). David la conquistò (II Sam. 8, 1; I Par. 18, 1) ed ebbe un corpo scelto di seicento guerrieri gethiti (II Sam. 15, 18). Hazael, re di Siria, occupò G. (II Reg. 12, 18), per …
IAMNIA (EBR. JÄHNEL; GR. ΑἸΞΝΆ, ΙΑΞΝΉΛ)
… Jähnel; gr. Αἰξνά, Ιαξνήλ) - Città ai confini nord della Giudea (Ios. 15, 5), da identificarsi con Iabnia, città filistea smantellata da Ozia (II Par. 26, 6) e conosciuta in tempi posteriori come I., quando fu la base dei generali siriani contro Giuda (I Mach. 5, 58; 10, 69; 15, 40); fu sottomessa da Alessandro Ianneo (Antiq. …
… commerciale sul Golfo Elanitico (II Reg. 14, 22; II Par. 26, 2), dopo aver ricondotto alla sudditanza gli Idumei, ribelli sotto il regno di Amasia (iv.) II Reg. 14, 7). Altre fortunate imprese condusse contro Maoniti, Filistei, Arabi ed Ammoniti (II Par. 26, 6-8). Contemporaneo del re Ieroboam II (v.), mantenne amichevoli relazioni con il Regno d'Israele. …
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… Questi Arabi avrebbero eseguito l'incursione contro Joram (II Par. 21, 16); Ozia debellò gli « Arabi abitanti in Gurbaal » (II Par. 26, 7). Nel 105 d. C. Traiano ridusse il regno a provincia romana.
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nale « fra la porta d'Ephraim e la porta d'angolo » e trasferisce in Samaria l'oro, l'argento e i vasi preziosi del Tempio (II Reg. 14, 13-14). Il re Azaria (782) cura la restaurazione delle mura munendo di torri « la porta d'angolo e la porta della valle » (II Par. 26, 9), ma un terremoto devasta di nuovo G. (Am. 1, 1; Zach. 14, 15) e la desolazione sarebbe stata completa se Ioatham (738) non avesse curato le fortificazioni, già iniziate dal padre, …
… Organizzò un forte esercito, agli ordini di abili capitani quali Maasia e Hanania (II Par. 26, 9-15).
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… Il neghebh fu ceduto a Simeone (Ios. 19, 2-7). Territorio fertile, celebre per le vigne (Num. 13, 13, 25; Cant. 1, 13; II Par. 26, 10; cf. Gen. 49, 11 sg.), per gli estesi pascoli e le numerose greggi (I Sam. 25, 2; Am. 1, 1 sg.). …
Promosse l'agricoltura con importanti lavori di bonifica, soprattutto nei settori della pastorizia e viticoltura, sì da meritare l'elogio del cronista: « egli amava la terra » (ibid. 26, 10). Per tal modo, grazie anche al riattivato commercio con il Mar Rosso per la riconquista del porto di Elath, il regno di Giuda raggiunse un alto grado di floridezza al quale sembra …
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IEHIEL (EBR. JĒHĪ'ĒL OPPURE JĒ'Ī'ĒL)
Corrispondente alla forma Jē'ī'ēl (qērē), è il nome di uno dei «valorosi» nell'esercito di David (I Par. 11, 44), uno scrivano ed arruolatore dell'esercito al tempo del re Ozia (II Par. 26, 11). Angelo Penna
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… Sono chiamati P. anche Abramo (v.), Isacco (v.), Giacobbe (v.), altri personaggi nei Settanta (cf. I Par. 24, 31; 27, 22; II Par. 9, 8; 23, 20; 26, 12), e in Act. 7, 8, 9; 2, 29 i figli di Giacobbe e David. …
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IOATHAM. - Re di Giuda (ca. 737-733 a. C.). Fu associato al regno da suo padre Ozia o Azaria, colpito da lebbra per essersi indebitamente ingerito nelle cose del culto (II Par. 26, 16 sg.). …
… Iud., IX, 10, 4, amplifica e drammatizza notevolmente il racconto di II Par. 26, 16 sgg.). …
… quindi gravissimo delitto arrogarsi le funzioni sacerdotali: « l'estraneo (hae-sār) che si avvicini (haq-qārēb) morrà » (Num. 3, 10); terribile infatti fu il castigo del levita Core (v.) e dei suoi congiunti (Num. 16), del re di Giuda Azaria-Ozia (II Par. 26, 16-21). Poiché il s. era ereditario tra i « figli di Aronne », per essere cooptato tra i sacerdoti si richiedeva, oltre la legittimità dei natali, la discendenza da Aronne in linea retta …
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… Il sacrificio espiatorio implica il concetto della l. considerata come castigo di Dio. Nel Vecchio Testamento (cf. Ex. 4, 6; Num. 5, 2; 12, 10; II Reg. 5, 1; 7, 3; II Par. 26, 20 sg.) e nel Nuovo (cf. Mt. 8, 2; 10, 5; 11, 5; 26, 6) si parla spesso di lebbrosi, di alcuni dei quali si narra la guarigione miracolosa. …
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SOBNA (EBR. ŠEBHNĀ', SETTANTA ΣΌΦΥΖΕ)
SOBNA (ebr. Šebhnā', Settanta Σόφυζε). - Maggiordomo della casa reale di Giuda e primo ministro (cf. II Par. 26, 21 ecc.) al tempo di Ezechia (721-693 a. C.).
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