2 Chronicles 27:3

3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.

2 Chronicles 27:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
ESV
3 He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD and did much building on the wall of Ophel.
NLT
3 Jotham rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the LORD . He also did extensive rebuilding on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
MSG
3 Jotham constructed the Upper Gate of The Temple of God, considerably extended the Wall of the Ophel,
CSB
3 Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord's temple, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel.

2 Chronicles 27:3 In-Context

1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the temple of the LORD. The people, however, continued their corrupt practices.
3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
4 He built towns in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers in the wooded areas.
5 Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand cors of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 3:26
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