John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 15:34
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord ,.... Jarchi, in 2 Chronicles 27:2 , observes, from a writer of theirs, that in all the kings of Judah before him, even in the best, some sins were found; but in Jotham there was nothing scandalous and reproachful; and it is a high character Josephus F9 Antiqu. l. 9. c. 11. sect. 2. gives of him, that there was no virtue wanting in him; he was pious towards God, just towards men, and careful of the public good; but the inspired... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 15:33
Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign ,.... Alone, after the death of his father: and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem ; and his reign, upon the whole, was a good reign: and his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok ; a person well known in those times; Dr. Lightfoot F8 Works, vol. 1. p. 100. thinks he was high priest. read more