1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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II Kings 15:5

*And the Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and he dwelt in a free house apart: but Joatham, the king's son, governed the palace, and judged the people of the land.

2 Paralipomenon 26:21.

A leper. In punishment of his usurping the priestly functions, 2 Paralipomenon 26:19. (Challoner) (Worthington) --- The priests boldly remonstrated with him, but to no effect; till the king perceived himself stricken with the leprosy. Josephus ([Antiquities?] 9:10.) says, a dreadful earthquake was felt at the same time, which is supposed to be that mentioned [in] Amos 1:1., and Zacharias 14:5; (St. Jerome, etc.) though Usher produces some chronological difficulties against this opinion: but they are founded on error. (Calmet) --- Free. Paralipomenon apart; at a distance from all. (Haydock) --- The like rules were observed in cities, as in the camp, Leviticus 13:46. (Menochius) --- Ozias was in a manner dead to all civil transactions; and Isaias 6:1. probably refers to this event. Syriac and Arabic, "he remained hidden." Josephus (ibid.[IX. 10.]) says, "leading a private life." Thus aiming at too much, he lost all! (Haydock)