2 Chronicles

Chapter 27

Jotham Reigns in Judah

Jotham’s reign is told in a brief, orderly sweep: he becomes king, does what is right without repeating Uzziah’s temple presumption, strengthens Judah through building and war, and receives tribute from Ammon. His power grows from a life set in order before the LORD, even while the people remain corrupt, and the chapter closes with his death and Ahaz’s succession.

After Uzziah’s long and complicated reign, this chapter offers a shorter portrait of steadier rule. It preserves the chronicler’s pattern of measuring kings by their posture before the LORD while preparing for the darker turn that comes with Ahaz.

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Jotham Reigns in Judah

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J¹otham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok. ²And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.

³Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel. ⁴He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests. ⁵Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years. ⁶So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.

⁷As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with all his wars and his ways, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. ⁸He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. ⁹And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.

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01vv. 1-9Jotham Reigns in JudahJotham is introduced as a king who does what is right without repeating his father’s trespass, and his reign is marked by building, defense, and victory over Ammon. Yet the people remain corrupt, so the chapter holds together faithful rule, public strength, and an unchanged nation.