2 Chronicles 27:3-9

3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Temple of the Lord, and he added greatly to the wall at Ophel.

4 He also built towns in the hill country of Judah, as well as walled cities and towers in the forests.

5 Jotham also fought the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. So each year for three years they gave Jotham about seventy-five hundred pounds of silver, about sixty-two thousand bushels of wheat, and about sixty-two thousand bushels of barley.

6 Jotham became powerful, because he always obeyed the Lord his God.

7 The other things Jotham did while he was king and all his wars are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

8 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled sixteen years in Jerusalem.

9 Jotham died and was buried in Jerusalem, the city of David. Then Jotham's son Ahaz became king in his place.

2 Chronicles 27:3-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 27

This chapter treats of the reign of Jotham, which was a good one, 2Ch 27:1,2, of his buildings and wars, 2Ch 27:3-6, and of his death and burial, 2Ch 27:7-9.