# 2 Chronicles 27 📖: Jotham Grows Mighty
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### Jotham’s Reign
[[#Verse 01.]] Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
[[#Verse 02.]] He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Uzziah had done. (He did not, however, have the audacity to enter the temple.) Yet the people were still sinning.
[[#Verse 03.]] He built the Upper Gate to the Lord’s temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as Ophel.
[[#Verse 04.]] He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
[[#Verse 05.]] He launched a military campaign against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. That year the Ammonites paid him 100 talents of silver, 10,000 cors of wheat, and 10,000 cors of barley. The Ammonites also paid this same amount of annual tribute the next two years.
[[#Verse 06.]] Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the Lord his God.
[[#Verse 07.]] The rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, including all his military campaigns and his accomplishments, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
[[#Verse 08.]] He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.
[[#Verse 09.]] Jotham passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz replaced him as king.
## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Jotham was 25 when he began to reign, and he reigned 16 years (27:1).
2. His mother Jerushah was the daughter of Zadok (27:1).
3. He likely ruled alongside his father while Uzziah lived in isolation with his disease (26:21).
4. With nine verses, this is one of the shortest chapters in 2 Chronicles.
5. Chronicles records no major failure in Jotham's personal life.
6. He built the Upper Gate of the temple and worked on the wall of Ophel, the hill between the City of David and the temple (27:3).
7. The Ammonites paid him tribute of 100 talents of silver and 10,000 measures each of wheat and barley for three years (27:5).
8. Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah all ministered during his reign (Isaiah 1:1; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1).
9. During his days the Lord began to send Rezin of Aram and Pekah of Israel against Judah (2 Kings 15:37).
10. Jotham is listed in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:9).
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the One who walked steadily before God and left us an example to follow in His steps (1 Peter 2:21-22). Jotham became strong because he lived steadily before the Lord (27:6).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. Jotham did what was right, but the people continued to act corruptly (27:2). How do we stay faithful when the people around us are not?
2. Jotham learned from his father's mistake and did not enter the temple (27:2). What can we learn from the failures of those before us?
3. Jotham grew powerful because he determined to walk before the Lord (27:6). What would a steady, determined walk with God look like for you this week?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verse 2: Jotham does what is right but does not enter the Lord's temple.
- 📖 verse 3: He builds the Upper Gate of the Lord's temple.
- 📖 verse 6: Jotham becomes strong because he lives faithfully before the Lord.
## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference
- 🔗 [[2 Kings 15#Verse 32.|2 Kings 15:32-38]] - The parallel account of Jotham's reign.
- 🔗 [[1 Peter 02#Verse 21.|1 Peter 2:21-22]] - Christ left us an example to follow.
- 🔗 [[Proverbs 04#Verse 26.|Proverbs 4:26]] - Make level paths for your feet.
- 🔗 [[Micah 06#Verse 08.|Micah 6:8]] - Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.
- 🔗 [[Matthew 01#Verse 09.|Matthew 1:9]] - Jotham in the genealogy of Jesus.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[2 Chronicles 27 - SOAP|All You Can Do Is All You Can Do]]
## 📂 Internal Notes