John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:1
Jotham was twenty five years old ,.... See Gill on 2 Kings 15:33 . read more
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John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:2
And he did that which was right ,.... See Gill on 2 Kings 15:34 , howbeit, he entered not into the temple of the Lord ; to burn incense, as his father did; he did according to his good ways, but not his evil ones: and the people did yet corruptly ; in sacrificing and burning incense in the high places, 2 Kings 15:35 which some think Joash himself did, and is meant in the preceding clause; but the sense given is best. read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:3
He built the high gate in the house of the Lord ,.... See the note on 2 Kings 15:35 . and on the wall of Ophel he built much ; which Kimchi interprets an high place; it was the eastern part of Mount Zion. Josephus F6 De Bell. Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2. calls it Ophlas, and says it joined to the eastern porch of the temple; and some have thought the porch of the temple is meant; the Targum renders it a palace; it is a tradition of the Jews that it was the holy of holies F7 Vid.... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:4
Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah ,.... In the mountainous part of it, the hill country of Judea, Luke 1:65 , and in the forests he built castles and towers ; for the safety of travellers, and of shepherds and their flocks, see 2 Chronicles 26:10 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:5
He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them ,.... These were brought into subjection by David; but in later times endeavoured to cast off the yoke, and even invaded the land of Judah, as in the days of Jehoshaphat, and now in the reign of Jotham, but succeeded not, see Amos 1:13 . and the children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver ; he obliged them to pay this tribute annually, and which they began to pay in the present year,... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:6
So Jotham became mighty ,.... Having built towers and castles, and fortified cities, and conquered his enemies: because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God ; ordered, directed, and guided them according to the word and will of God, and walked as in the sight of God, having the fear of him continually before him. read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:7
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars ,.... Not only with the Ammonites, but with the Syrians, and ten tribes, see 2 Kings 15:37 . and his ways, lo, they are written in the books of the kings of Israel and Judah ; not in the canonical books of Kings, but in the Chronicles of the kings of both nations, see 2 Kings 15:36 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:8
He was twenty five years old ,.... The same is repeated here as in 2 Chronicles 27:1 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:9
1-4. Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign ,.... These verses are much the same with 2 Kings 16:2 , only in 2 Chronicles 28:2 it is said: he made also molten images for Baalim ; the several Baals or idols of the nations round about, as well as served Jeroboam's calves; see Judges 2:11 , and he is said in 2 Chronicles 28:3 , to burn incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom ; to Molech, the god of the Ammonites, who was worshipped there. See Gill on 2 Kings 16:2... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 27:1-9
There is not much more related here concerning Jotham than we had before, 2 Kgs. 15:32-38 I. He reigned well. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord; the course of his reign was good, and pleasing to God, whose favour he made his end, and his word his rule, and (which shows that he acted from a good principle) he prepared his ways before the Lord his God (2 Chron. 27:6), that is, he walked circumspectly and with much caution, contrived how to shun that which was evil and compass... read more