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2 Chronicles 27 Bible Commentary
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27:2
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
a
temple of the LORD. And the people did yet
b
corruptly.
(
a
) That is, to offer incense against the word of God, which is spoken of in the commendation of Jotham.
(
b
) They were not completely purged from idolatry.
27:3
He built the high
c
gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
(
c
) 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 (
2 Chronicles 3:4
).
27:6
So Jotham became mighty,
d
because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
(
d
) He shows that all prosperity comes from God, who never fails when we put our trust in him.
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(a) That is, to offer incense against the word of God, which is spoken of in the commendation of Jotham.
(b) They were not completely purged from idolatry.
27:3 He built the high c gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
(c) 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 (2 Chronicles 3:4).
27:6 So Jotham became mighty, d because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
(d) He shows that all prosperity comes from God, who never fails when we put our trust in him.