2 Chronicles 27

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.

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

He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.

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

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

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2 Chronicles 27:6

“So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.”

Study Summary

Strength and righteousness summary — 'So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God' (ויתחזק יותם כי הכין את דרכיו לפני יהוה אלהיו). The phrase 'ordered his ways before the LORD' (הכין את דרכיו לפני יהוה) combines administrative vigor with religious obedience. His strength flows from this dual commitment.

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Carlos Rivera (Test User)1d ago

Walking by faith — 2 Chronicles 27

The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I notice the repetition here is deliberate — the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts.. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. His timing, His methods, His purposes — all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is…

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