2 Chronicles 27

JOtham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: his mothers 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 entred not into the temple of the LORD To wit, to offer Incense. But seeing this was commendable, how is this mentioned as an exception from the foregoing Character, that he did as his Father did in that which was right? &c. Answ. It is an exception only from the last clause, where also one word may be supplied out of the foregoing words, as is most usual in Scripture, thus, He did according to all that his father Uzziah did; then it fitly follows, howbeit, &c. i. e. except in his miscarriages.. And the people did yet corruptly.

He built i. e. Repaired it: for it was built before, ch. 11. 5. the high-gate wise called the New gate, Jer. 36. 10. of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel A Tower upon the wall of Jerusalem, which probably he fortified, as his Father done other Towers, ch. 2. 6. 9. he built much.

He fought also with the king of the Ammonites Who, it seems, endeavoured to shake off the yoke which from Davids time had been put upon them., 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 Or, directed his ways, i. e. his counsels and actions by the rule of Gods Law. 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.