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2 Chronicles 27

Verse 2

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 1 temple of the LORD. And the people did yet 2 corruptly.

  1. That is, to offer incense against the word of God, which is spoken of in the commendation of Jotham.

  2. They were not completely purged from idolatry.

Verse 3

He built the high 1 gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

  1. Which was 60 cubits high and was for the height called Ophel: it was at the east gate and mention is made of it in

Verse 6

So Jotham became mighty, 1 because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.

  1. He shows that all prosperity comes from God, who never fails when we put our trust in him.