📖 2 Chronicles — Chapter 27 (KJV)
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2 Chronicles 27:1 Jotham was Rtwenty 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.
2 Chronicles 27:2 RAnd 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.
2 Chronicles 27:3 He built the Rhigh gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of TOphel he built much.
2 Chronicles 27:4 Moreover Rhe built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
2 Chronicles 27:5 He fought also with Rthe 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. TSo much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
2 Chronicles 27:6 So RJotham became mighty, because he Tprepared his ways before the LORD his God.
2 Chronicles 27:7 RNow 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.
2 Chronicles 27:8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 27:9 And RJotham 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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📖 What We’re Reading
2 Chronicles 27:1–2 — Jotham's conduct
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jotham does right and avoids his father's intrusion into the temple. Yet the people continue corruptly. The account distinguishes a ruler's conduct from the condition of the wider community. A good example matters, but others still bear responsibility for their own response to God.
Key Truth: Your faithfulness matters even when others choose differently.
Check What You Remember
1. How old was Jotham at the start of his reign? (2 Chronicles 27:1)
Find it in 2 Chronicles 27:1 (KJV).
2. How long did he reign? (2 Chronicles 27:1)
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3. Did the people cease acting corruptly? (2 Chronicles 27:2)
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📖 What We’re Reading
2 Chronicles 27:3–6 — Prepared ways before God
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jotham builds, fortifies, and prevails over Ammon. The narrator explains his growing strength by saying that he prepared his ways before the LORD. This assessment directs attention beneath outward accomplishments to deliberate faithfulness. Buildings and tribute are details of the reign; its central evaluation concerns the way he lives before God.
Key Truth: Prepare your choices deliberately before the LORD.
Check What You Remember
1. Which gate of God's house did Jotham build? (2 Chronicles 27:3)
Find it in 2 Chronicles 27:3 (KJV).
2. Which people paid tribute after defeat? (2 Chronicles 27:5)
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3. Before whom did he prepare his ways? (2 Chronicles 27:6)
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📖 What We’re Reading
2 Chronicles 27:7–9 — The reign remembered
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The brief account points to further records of Jotham's wars and ways, then describes his burial and Ahaz's succession. The mention of his ways alongside wars keeps conduct within the record's concern. The next generation will make its own choices, and the following chapter will show a very different direction.
Key Truth: An example must be received and practiced by those who follow.
Check What You Remember
1. Which book held further acts of Jotham? (2 Chronicles 27:7)
Find it in 2 Chronicles 27:7 (KJV).
2. Where was he buried? (2 Chronicles 27:9)
Find it in 2 Chronicles 27:9 (KJV).
3. Who succeeded Jotham? (2 Chronicles 27:9)
Find it in 2 Chronicles 27:9 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Proverbs 4:26 — The proverb urges careful attention to the path of one's feet.
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Reflect and Apply
What would it mean to prepare your ways before God in a decision facing you?
Advanced Questions and Answers
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1. How does the description of Jotham distinguish him from both Uzziah and the people?
2. Which paired locations describe building beyond Jerusalem?
3. What accompanies the Ammonites’ silver payment?
4. For how long does the chapter describe the Ammonites continuing the same payment?
5. What does the chapter identify as the reason Jotham becomes mighty?
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