The LORDstruckthe king,so that he was a leperto the dayof his death.And he livedin a separatehouse,while Jothamthe king'ssonwas overthe household,judgingthe peopleof the land.
"May it fallon the headof Joaband on allhis father'shouse;and may there not failfrom the houseof Joabone who has a discharge,or who is a leper,or who takesholdof a distaff,or who fallsby the sword,or who lacksbread."
So DavidreignedoverallIsrael;and Davidadministeredjusticeand righteousnessfor allhis people.
When allIsraelheardof the judgmentwhichthe kinghad handeddown,they fearedthe king,for they sawthat the wisdomof Godwas in him to administerjustice.
"So giveYour servantan understandingheartto judgeYour peopleto discernbetweengoodand evil.For whois ableto judgethisgreatpeopleof Yours?"
In the secondyearof Pekahthe sonof Remaliahkingof Israel,Jothamthe sonof Uzziahkingof Judahbecameking.
Now the restof the actsof Azariahand allthat he did,are they not writtenin the Bookof the Chroniclesof the Kingsof Judah?
"Therefore, the leprosyof Naamanshall clingto you and to your descendantsforever."So he wentout from his presencea leper[as white] as snow.
Now there were fourleprousmenat the entranceof the gate;and they saidto oneanother,"Whydo we sithereuntilwe die?
Amaziahhis son,Azariahhis son,Jothamhis son,
Allof these were enrolledin the genealogiesin the daysof Jothamkingof Judahand in the daysof Jeroboamkingof Israel.
Whoshowsnopartialityto princesNorregardsthe richabovethe poor,For they allare the workof His hands?
Givethe kingYour judgments,O God,And Your righteousnessto the king'sson.
The wordof the LORDwhichcameto Hoseathe sonof Beeri,during the daysof Uzziah,Jotham,Ahaz[and] Hezekiah,kingsof Judah,and during the daysof Jeroboamthe sonof Joash,kingof Israel.
"He shall remainuncleanallthe daysduring whichhe has the infection;he is unclean.He shall livealone;his dwellingshall be outsidethe camp.
The wordof the LORDwhichcame[to] Micahof Moreshethin the daysof Jotham,Ahaz[and] Hezekiah,kingsof Judah,whichhe sawconcerningSamariaand Jerusalem.
But when the cloudhad withdrawnfrom overthe tent,behold,Miriam[was] leprous,as [white as] snow.As AaronturnedtowardMiriam,behold,she [was] leprous.
But the LORDsaidto Moses,"If her fatherhad but spitin her face,would she not bearher shamefor sevendays?Let her be shutup for sevendaysoutsidethe camp,and afterwardshe may be receivedagain."
"Be carefulagainst an infectionof leprosy,that you diligentlyobserveand doaccording to allthat the Leviticalprieststeachyou; as I have commandedthem, so you shall be carefulto do.
