Geneva Study Bible Commentary
2 Chronicles 27:6
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.
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.
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....
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....
BECAME MIGHTY. strengthened himself. PREPARED. fixed, or established....
_became mighty_ The same Heb. word as in 2 Chronicles 1:1 (see note). _prepared_ R.V. ORDERED....
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...
27:6 prepared (f-7) Or 'disposed.'...
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....
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...
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...
וַ יִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק יֹותָ֑ם כִּ֚י הֵכִ֣ין דְּרָכָ֔יו...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. Ver. 6. _So Jotham became mighty._] The Hebrews think that he was perfect and without blame, as his name signifieth; lik...
_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_
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...
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...
THE REIGN OF JOTHAM....
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...
PREPARED: Or, established...
Or, _directed his ways_, i.e. his counsels and actions, by the rule of God's law....
2 Chronicles 27:6 Jotham H3147 mighty H2388 (H8691) prepared H3559 (H8689) ways H1870 before H6440 LORD H3068
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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....
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....
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;
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...
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...
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...
2 Chronicles 19:3; 2 Chronicles 26:5...