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CHAPTER 27 THE REIGN OF JOTHAM
_ 1. The reign of Jotham (2 Chronicles 27:1)_
2. The death of Jotham (2 Chronicles 27:7)
The record of the reign of Jotham is brief in both 2 Kings and in
Chronicles....
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THE REIGN OF JOTHAM. See notes on 2 Kings 15:33, from which this
section is taken, with the exception of 2 Chronicles 27:4, which is
probably derived from some other source....
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BECAME MIGHTY. strengthened himself.
PREPARED. fixed, or established....
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_became mighty_ The same Heb. word as in 2 Chronicles 1:1 (see note).
_prepared_ R.V. ORDERED....
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LESSON TWENTY-TWO 27-29
THE REIGN OF JOTHAM. AHAZ AND HIS ALLIES.
HEZEKIAH, RELIGIOUS REFORMER.
12. THE REIGN OF JOTHAM. (Chapter 27)
INTRODUCTION
Jotham avoided God's house and failed as king in...
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27:6 prepared (f-7) Or 'disposed.'...
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THE REIGN OF JOTHAM
This chapter repeats the substance of 2 Kings 15:32, but expands the
account of Jotham's buildings, and relates a war with Ammon about
which Kings is silent....
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
The *Kingdom called Judah
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 27
JOTHAM – 2 CHRONICLES 27:1-9
V1 Jotham was 25 years old when he bec...
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SO JOTHAM BECAME MIGHTY. — The chronicler’s customary phrase.
“Strengthened himself,” “gained strength” (2 Chronicles
13:21).
BECAUSE HE PREPARED. — _For he directed his ways_ (Proverbs 21:29;
comp. a...
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וַ יִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק יֹותָ֑ם כִּ֚י הֵכִ֣ין
דְּרָכָ֔יו...
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ORDERING HIS WAY BEFORE GOD
2 Chronicles 27:1
This story of Jotham is memorable if only for one sentence; that he
became mighty because he ordered his way before the Lord his God. _We
should order ou...
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Uzziah was succeeded by Jotham. We have very few details of his reign.
In all probability the sixteen years referred to by the chronicler
cover a period in which he was exercising authority while his...
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So Jotham became mighty, (d) because he prepared his ways before the
LORD his God.
(d) He shows that all prosperity comes from God, who never fails when
we put our trust in him....
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Nothing particularly interesting, more than the common events in the
records of the kings of Judah and Israel, meets us in these verses.
That they lived, and fought, and built, and died, seems the gre...
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_THE SECRET OF SPIRITUAL STRENGTH_
‘So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the
Lord his God.’
2 Chronicles 27:6
The principle of Jotham’s reign is a grand one; and there is
im...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 THROUGH 31.
Jotham, the son of Uzziah, walks uprightly; and he avoids his father's
fault; but the people are still corrupt. Nevertheless the faithfulness...
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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...
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_A.M. 3246. B.C. 758._
Jotham reigns well and prospers, 2 Chronicles 27:1. _The conclusion of
his reign, 2 Chronicles 27:7._
2 Chronicles 27:2. _He did that which was right_
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1 Iotham reigning well, prospereth.
5 He subdueth the Ammonites.
7 His reigne.
9 Ahaz succeedeth him.
1 IOTHAM [NOTE: 2 Kings 15:32.] was twenty and fiue yeeres olde, when
hee began to reigne, and...
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So Jotham became mighty, he held a position of some influence and
authority among the surrounding nations, BECAUSE HE PREPARED HIS WAYS
BEFORE THE LORD, HIS GOD, he was established in his personal pie...
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THE REIGN OF JOTHAM....
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THE REIGN OF JOTHAM
(vv.1-9)
Jotham's reign was comparatively short, just 16 years, and he died at
41years. He did what was right as his father had done, though he did
not follow his father's bad ex...
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PREPARED:
Or, established...
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Or, _directed his ways_, i.e. his counsels and actions, by the rule of
God's law....
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2 Chronicles 27:6 Jotham H3147 mighty H2388 (H8691) prepared H3559
(H8689) ways H1870 before H6440 LORD H3068
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2 Chronicles 27:6
This text takes us behind the scenes, and admits us into those
privacies of the king's mind and habit where the real clues of every
one's character are to be found. We arrive at the...
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CONTENTS: Reign of Jotham in Judah and his death.
CHARACTERS: God, Jotham.
CONCLUSION: The more steadfast we are in religion, the mightier we
shall be for the resistance of evil and the performance...
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2 Chronicles 27:3. On _the wall of Ophel he built much._ Villapandus,
in his plan of Jerusalem, places Ophel on the east of the city, and
near the temple. Its tower was said to touch the clouds. The
N...
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_So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord
his God._
JOTHAM’S EPITAPH
I. Every man is under God’s inspection. How truly did the ancients
realise this (Psalms 139:1.; Jerem...
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THE SECRET OF STRENGTH
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord
his God. 2 Chronicles 27:6 (AV).
The Books of Kings and Chronicles are bristling with the names of
kings....
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2 CHRONICLES 27:1 Jotham. The account of Jotham’s reign (750–735
B.C., including 10 years as co-regent with Uzziah) shows that his
military success and power were due to his faithfulness to God (v....
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 27:3 OPHEL. The higher part of the
area between the Temple Mount and the city of David (2 Chronicles
33:14;
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CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter is par. with 2 Kings 15:32, and taken
mainly from the same source or sources. Ampler than narrative in
Kings, and given with certain religious reflections after manner of...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter of nine verses is paralleled by the seven verses of 2
Kings 15:32-12. It consists of personal particulars respecting Jotham
(2 Kings 15:1, 2 Kings 15:2); his building and his w...
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And chapter 27 takes up the reign of Jotham.
Twenty-five years old when he began to reign, reigned for sixteen
years. He did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, just like
his father Uzziah...
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2 Chronicles 19:3; 2 Chronicles 26:5...