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2 Chronicles 27:2 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 2. 2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence: “And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Jotham builds and grows strong without entering the temple.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 27:1–6
Read 2 Chronicles 27:2 with 27:1–6. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Jotham receives a positive evaluation, avoids Uzziah's temple trespass, builds at the temple and on defenses, defeats Ammon, receives tribute, and strengthens his ways before God.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Jotham builds and grows strong without entering the temple,” 2 Chronicles 27:2 advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence through the wording “And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The short reign deliberately contrasts a son who can build near sacred space without crossing the priestly boundary. 2 Chronicles 26:22–23 has just established this prior movement: Isaiah is named as a recorder of Uzziah's reign; the king dies, is buried in a field belonging to the royal tombs because of his condition, and Jotham succeeds. Together those details explain why “Jotham builds and grows strong without entering the temple” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 2 Chronicles 27:1–6 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 27:1–6 forms the complete movement “Jotham builds and grows strong without entering the temple”: Jotham receives a positive evaluation, avoids Uzziah's temple trespass, builds at the temple and on defenses, defeats Ammon, receives tribute, and strengthens his ways before God.
Verse 1. 1 Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
Verse 2. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.
Verse 3. 3 He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Verse 4. 4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
Verse 5. 5 He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
Verse 6. 6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
Follow the Context
- Jotham receives a positive evaluation, avoids Uzziah's temple trespass, builds at the temple and on defenses, defeats Ammon, receives tribute, and strengthens his ways before God.
- The short reign deliberately contrasts a son who can build near sacred space without crossing the priestly boundary.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
2 Chronicles 27:2 does not permit the wording “And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his…” to be read apart from the selected verse's context. Jotham's strength does not prove every campaign just or guarantee that personal faithfulness reforms the whole population.
What Remains True
Temple repair, prophetic truth, warfare, royal strength, priestly boundaries, illness, and succession show that good beginnings and institutional service never excuse later abuse. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Jotham receives a positive evaluation, avoids Uzziah's temple trespass, builds at the temple and on defenses, defeats Ammon, receives tribute, and strengthens his ways before God. In 2 Chronicles 27:2, the concrete line “And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his….” Use transparent finances and skilled work, protect prophets and workers, refuse cruelty after victory, maintain role boundaries, and never stigmatize disease or disability. This response follows from the unit's own movement: Jotham receives a positive evaluation, avoids Uzziah's temple trespass, builds at the temple and on defenses, defeats Ammon, receives tribute, and strengthens his ways before God.
Teach It Back
Explain why 2 Chronicles 27:2 approves his conduct, contrasts Uzziah's intrusion, and notes popular corruption. Use 27:1–6, paraphrase “And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his…,” state one source or reconstruction limit, identify one person or group power can obscure, and reject one conclusion this verse does not authorize.
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
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