"And he did {that which was} right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he ente…" — 2 Chronicles 27:2

2 Chronicles 27:2 · KJV

“And he did {that which was} right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.”

— 2 Chronicles 27:2

Verse 1

Jotham {was} twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also {was} Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

Verse 3

He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. {Ophel: or, the tower}

2 Chronicles 27 — Context

Jotham {was} twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also {was} Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

And he did {that which was} right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.

He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. {Ophel: or, the tower}

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

Cross References

2 Kings 15:34-35

And he did {that which was} right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

Acts 5:13

And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

2 Chronicles 26:4

And he did {that which was} right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.

Psalms 119:120

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

2 Chronicles 26:16-21

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to {his} destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.