2 Chronicles 27

¹ Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.

² He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into the LORD’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.

³ He built the upper gate of the LORD’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.

⁴ Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.

⁵ He also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third.

⁶ So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.

⁷ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

⁸ He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

⁹ Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

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What this chapter says

After a king who grew proud, here is a king who is steady. Jotham is twenty-five when he begins to reign, and he reigns sixteen years. His mother is Jerushah, a daughter of Zadok. He does what is right in the LORD’s eyes, as his father Uzziah did, with one difference: he does not enter the LORD’s temple. The people, meanwhile, still act corruptly.

He builds the upper gate of the LORD’s house and works much on the wall of Ophel. He builds cities in the hill country and fortresses and towers in the forests. He fights the king of the Ammonites and prevails, and for three years the Ammonites give him a hundred talents of silver and ten thousand cors each of wheat and barley. The writer gives the reason for his strength in a single line: “Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.” The chapter ends quickly. His other acts are in the book of the kings, and after he dies and is buried in David’s city, his son Ahaz reigns.

Background

This is the shortest of the reigns in this part of Chronicles, and it has no failure to report against the king. It is also a hinge between Uzziah and Ahaz, whose reign in chapter 28 goes in a very different direction. The remark about the temple is usually read as a lesson from his father’s case, though the text does not say so.

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Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model, on 2 November 2026. It draws on the WEB text and general knowledge and was not checked against sources by a person. Every quotation from Scripture is checked automatically against the WEB text.

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