2 Chronicles 27
2 Chronicles 27 is part of “Judah's Kings: Rehoboam to Ahaz” (10–28) in the outline of 2 Chronicles.
2 Chronicles 27 summary
Here is a very short account of the reign of Jotham, a pious prosperous prince, of whom one would wish to have known more: but we may better dispense with the brevity of his story because that which lengthened the history of the last three kings was their degeneracy in their latter end, of which we have had a faithful account; but there was no occasion for such a melancholy conclusion of the history of this reign, which is only an account, I. Of the date and continuance of this reign (Ch2 27:1, Ch2 27:8). II. The general good character of it (Ch2 27:2, Ch2 27:6).
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Here is a very short account of the reign of Jotham, a pious prosperous prince, of whom one would wish to have known more: but we may better dispense with the brevity of his story because that which lengthened the history of the last three kings was their degeneracy in their latter end, of which we have had a faithful account; but there was no occasion for such a melancholy conclusion of the history of this reign, which is only an account, I. Of the date and continuance of this reign (Ch2 27:1, Ch2 27:8). II. The general good character of it (Ch2 27:2, Ch2 27:6). III. The prosperity of it (Ch2 27:3-5). IV. The period of it (Ch2 27:7, Ch2 27:9).
Source: Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (1706–21; Romans–Revelation completed by Nonconformist ministers). Public domain. Digital text: Free Use Bible API (bible.helloao.org).
2 Chronicles 27 (GNV)
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Jotham's Reign in Judah
1Iotham was fiue and twentie yere olde when he began to reigne, and reigned sixteene yeere in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Ierushah the daughter of Zadok. 2And hee did vprightly in the sight of the Lord according to all that his father Vzziah did, saue that hee entred not into the Temple of the Lord, and the people did yet corrupt their wayes. 3He buylt the hie gate of the house of the Lord, and he buylt very much on the wall of the castle. 4Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres. 5And he fought with the King of the children of Ammon, and preuailed against them. And the children of Ammon gaue him the same yere an hundreth talents of siluer, and ten thousande measures of wheate, and ten thousand of barley: this did the children of Ammon giue him both in the second yeere and the third. 6So Iotham became mightie because hee directed his way before the Lord his God. 7Concerning the rest of the acts of Iotham, and all his warres and his wayes, loe, they are written in the booke of the Kings of Israel, and Iudah. 8He was fiue and twentie yeere olde when he began to reigne, and reigned sixteene yeere in Ierusalem. 9And Iotham slept with his fathers, and they buryed him in the citie of Dauid: and Ahaz his sonne reigned in his stead.