2 Chronicles 27:3

Translations

Modern

Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.

Traditional

He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

Literal

He built the Upper Gate of the house of YHWH, and in the Wall of Ophel he built extensively.

Latin

Ipse ædificavit portam domus Domini excelsam, et in muro Ophel multa construxit.

Original

Hebrew

English

Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.

Notes

2 Chronicles 27:3–4

Jotham continued the restoration work started by his father, Uzziah. He built fortresses and towers in the forests. These served as lookouts and highway defenses within the kingdom and on the frontier.

Theme notes and profiles

Ahaz

Related verses

2 Chronicles 33:14
After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
Nehemiah 3:26–27
…and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.
Jeremiah 20:2
…he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 23:20
And he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,

Parallels

2 Kings 15:32–38

Places

Ophel: A fortified area in Jerusalem

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Jotham Ophel Tower of Siloam Upper Gate

Topics

Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Jotham Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Jotham Ophel: A Gate in the Wall of Jerusalem Near the Temple

2 Chronicles 27:3

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