2 Chronicles 27:3

3 Jotham built the Upper Gate of the LORD's temple and did extensive building of the wall at the Ophel.

2 Chronicles 27:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 27:3

He built the high gate in the house of the Lord
See the note on ( 2 Kings 15:35 )

and on the wall of Ophel he built much;
which Kimchi interprets an high place; it was the eastern part of Mount Zion. Josephus ^F6 calls it Ophlas, and says it joined to the eastern porch of the temple; and some have thought the porch of the temple is meant; the Targum renders it a palace; it is a tradition of the Jews that it was the holy of holies ^F7.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 De Bell. Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2.
F7 Vid. Hieron Trad. Heb. in lib. Paralipom. fol. 86. A. F. G.

2 Chronicles 27:3 In-Context

1 Jotham was 25 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.

2 He did what the LORD considered right, as his father Uzziah had done. But unlike his father, he didn't [illegally] enter the LORD's temple. Nevertheless, the people continued their corrupt ways.

3 Jotham built the Upper Gate of the LORD's temple and did extensive building of the wall at the Ophel.

4 He built cities in the hills of Judah, and he built forts and towers in the wooded areas.

5 He fought with the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites gave him 7,500 pounds of silver, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley. The Ammonites gave him the same amount for two more years.