2 Chronicles 27:3

3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.

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2 Chronicles 27:3 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

3 He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD and did much building on the wall of Ophel.

NLT

3 Jotham rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the LORD . He also did extensive rebuilding on the wall at the hill of Ophel.

MSG

3 Jotham constructed the Upper Gate of The Temple of God, considerably extended the Wall of the Ophel,

CSB

3 Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord's temple, and he built extensively on the wall of 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.

FOOTNOTES:

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

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Chronicles 27:3 In-Context

1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.

2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the temple of the LORD. The people, however, continued their corrupt practices.

3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.

4 He built towns in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers in the wooded areas.

5 Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand cors of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.

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1. 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 3:26

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